Trying to stem the violence
Santa Ana Police Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo, right, listens as fellow officers talk with Armando Martinez on Aug 19, 2008. Martinez, heavily tattooed and known for his past gang affiliations, was stopped as he rode his bicycle on Franklin Street. He was released after questioning. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Police talk to Oliverio Memije and his daughter, Diana, 11, on the porch of their mobile home about how to contact authorities in the event they witness gang activity. Police have launched a three-day operation targeting gang members. The operation began early Tuesday with 62 officers who fanned out in an area bounded by 1st Street, Edinger Avenue and Bristol Street. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Teams of officers go door-to-door in a mobile home park to educate residents about gangs and whom to call to report activity. By late Wednesday, 38 people had been arrested. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Police enter a house on Doreen Street in search of a man who ran inside when police drove up. The runner got away, but three parolees were questioned. They were not arrested. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Santa Ana police officer puts leg cuffs on a gang member who was brought to a mobile command center in Jerome Park for booking. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
