Santa Ana, Ca. (September 9, 2024): At a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Sept. 4, 2024, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) recognized the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) as a “…

ORANGE, Ca. (September 25, 2024) – On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died. 48-year-old Jason Castillo of Anaheim was booked into jail on…

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, an Orange County Jail inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Module L died while inside custody. The decedent, 48-year-old Jason Michael Castillo of Anaheim, was a…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 4, 2024): October is National Pedestrian Safety Month. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind drivers to slow down and be alert for people walking on our…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 4, 2024):  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages families and students to wear their sneakers and join their classmates to walk, bike, or roll to class on…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 16, 2024):  National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 20-26. During this week, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages parents and caregivers to talk…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 16, 2024):  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will test its emergency mass notification system, AlertOC, at 10:17 a.m. Oct. 17 with a test emergency alert that will be…

In December of 2016, deputies were involved in a use of force at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana.  The use of force was determined to be outside of policy with policy violations addressed…

In August of 2017, deputies were involved in a use of force at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange.  The use of force was determined to be outside of policy with policy violations addressed and…

In April of 2020, a deputy was involved in a use of force in the City of Laguna Niguel.  The use of force was determined to be within policy.Please note that due to the size of the files, and…