NEWS RELEASE DUI Checkpoint in San Clemente this weekend
San Clemente, Ca. – Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired…
OCSD makes 12 arrests in Aliso Viejo DUI checkpoint
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Division made a dozen arrests and issued my than 40 traffic citations in an overnight checkpoint in Aliso Viejo Friday, Feb. 9. More than 700 cars were…
OCSD participates in annual GRIP turkey giveaway
More than 1,000 students were rewarded with a full Thanksgiving meal for their commitment to live a gang-free life. Every year, OC GRIP (Gang Reduction & Intervention Program) partners with…
Medal for Lifesaving Deputies revive unresponsive inmate
On June 30, 2019 at 8:20 p.m., Deputies at the Central Men’s Jail received a call of an inmate down. Deputies Franco, Miller, Schoeman and White entered the dormitory and located the inmate…
Orange Countys shelter dogs benefit from secondhand inmate clothing
Dozens of shelter dogs will wait for their forever homes a little more comfortably thanks to a recycling program that repurposes inmate clothing and blankets to make dog beds and chew toys. The…
Man saved after deputies administer Naloxone bringing total number of lives saved to 30 since the programs inception
A 27-year-old man is recovering after deputies administered a dose of Naloxone to pull the man out of the throes of a drug overdose. Deputies Fisher and Tomasko at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday…
Cupcake business with sweet sentiment inspires support for those with autism
Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department were in for a sweet surprise Sept. 11 when a local family showed their gratitude for first responders with a special delivery. North Operations Lt.…
Lets Talk Vaping
Let’s talk vaping. Smokeless doesn’t mean harmless. E-cig usage by high school students rose 78% between 2017 and 2018. That’s close to double the kids exposed to nicotine in a single year. The…
Observant deputy thwarts commercial burglary attempt leading to the arrest of three suspects
Two men are in custody after keen observation by an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy interrupted a commercial burglary in progress. At approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, a deputy was…
NEWS RELEASE OCSD seeks additional victims of a contractor arrested for grand theft
SANTA ANA, Ca. – A woman, hired by multiple clients as a home organizer, has been arrested by the Orange County Sheriff’sDepartment (OCSD) on suspicion of felony grand theft. Investigators…