Forensic History: How the OC Crime Lab helped evidence mount against serial killer Randy Kraft On a non-descript stretch of freeway during a routine traffic stop, one of the nation’s…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sep. 1, 2022): September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will participate in activities throughout the month encouraging the safety of people…

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. (Sep. 6, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Sep. 9, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 26, 2022) The Orange County Sheriff's and Irvine Police departments on Thursday, Aug. 25, hosted a complex coordinated terrorist attack exercise to evaluate operational…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (September 1, 2022): Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Gil Franco Carpentero, 64, of Tustin, on Thursday, September 1, for lewd and…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (September 16, 2022): During Child Passenger Safety Week, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will help parents and caregivers with installing child safety seats. “We are here to…

ORANGE, Ca. (September 2, 2022) – On Thursday, September 1, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The 57-year-old inmate was booked into jail on August…

Aliso Viejo, Ca. (September 22, 2022): Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Jose Farias, 29, of San Juan Capistrano, on Wednesday, September 21, for…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (September 30, 2022) – On Thursday, September 29, 2022, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the hospital. The inmate, Margarita Luna, 44, was booked…

Unincorporated Anaheim, Ca. (September 30, 2022): Ricardo Martin Campos, 31, was arrested for murder related to a 2019 homicide in the unincorporated Anaheim community.  Members of the Orange…