Four Charged With Multiple Felonies After Crashing Car Into Fountain Valley Home

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — Four suspects were charged Thursday in the high-speed pursuit that ended when the vehicle crashed into a Fountain Valley home. Two women and two men were charged with multiple felonies related to the car chase that started in Santa Ana and ended with a crash into an 80-year-old woman's "bonus room" bedroom in Fountain Valley.

Tanisha Marie Estrada, 29, of Santa Ana; Leticia Dominguez, 21, of Santa Ana; Daniel Enrique Ramirez, 23, of Santa Ana; and Joshua Rudy Ramirez, 20, of Corona, all were charged with multiple felonies including evading police, gang activity and weapons violations.

Estrada was charged with evading police, bringing or sending a controlled substance into jail or prison, possession of a firearm by a felon, participating in criminal street gang activity, possession of a firearm by a probationer, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, a convicted felon carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, theft with a prior felony conviction for car theft, prohibited person owning ammunition and buying or receiving a stolen vehicle with a prior conviction, all felonies.

She also was charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and receiving stolen property.

Dominguez was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, buying or receiving a stolen car, possession of a firearm by a probationer, evading police, possessing a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, prohibited person owning ammunition, convicted felony carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, car theft and participating in criminal street gang activity, all felonies. She was also charged with misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property and resisting arrest.

Daniel Ramirez was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, prohibited person owning ammunition, possession of a firearm by a probationer, a convicted felon carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, evading police and participating in criminal street gang activity, all felonies.

Joshua Ramirez was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, convicted felon carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle, evading police, participating in criminal street gang activity, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a probationer and prohibited person owning ammunition, all felonies.

Just after midnight Tuesday, officers in the area of McFadden Avenue and Newhope Street tried to stop a gray Toyota that had no license plates, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. When the driver refused to pull over, it triggered a chase that ended with the car crashing into the rear bedroom of a home at Newhope and Holly Avenue, Bertagna said.

Fortunately, an 80-year-old woman who was sleeping in the bedroom had gotten up just before the crash and was unhurt, Bertagna said.

The vehicle used in the chase was reported stolen out of Anaheim, Bertagna said.

He said all four suspects had guns and were on probation or parole, and police also recovered methamphetamine and cocaine in the suspect's vehicle.

Police suspect the four have been involved in a series of street robberies in the city, Bertagna said. Police also recovered multiple cell phones in the suspects' vehicle, leading investigators to suspect they were stolen in the robberies, Bertagna said.

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