Santa Ana, Ca. (July 30, 2019) – An in-custody death of an unborn child occurred at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA. On July 27, 2019, a 30-year-old inmate housed at…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (August 19, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department would like members of the public to remain vigilant as investigators have seen an increase in thefts from distracted shoppers…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 16, 2020): Based on recommendations from local, state and federal health authorities, and as part of the department’s ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Sheriff’s…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 14, 2020) – In 2019, custody and Correctional Health Services staff at the Orange County jail deployed Naloxone in an effort to save inmates’ lives a record 123 times to 70…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (May 1, 2018)- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation on Thursday, May 3, throughout the county in an effort…

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Dec. 3, 2019) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, Dec. 5, deputies will…

  Medal of Merit: Investigators solve nine follow-home robberies, reveal crime ring In March 2019, Deputies were dispatched to a robbery in Aliso Viejo.  The victim had been followed home…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 1, 2020): May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages the community to think about the safety of riders on two wheels and look…

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Sept. 8, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 11, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location in…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 16, 2020): Earlier today, Sheriff Don Barnes issued directives and implemented a strategy for decreasing potential COVID-19 exposure to the community and Department personnel. “…