SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 24, 2023) – Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes today released the following Op Ed:   In 2018, I testified in support of legislation we sponsored to increase…

LAGUNA HILLS, Ca. (April 24, 2023) – On Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 10:07 p.m. Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 25000 block of Alicia Parkway in the city of Laguna Hills…

DANA POINT, CA. (May 11, 2023): On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have deputies at the Palm Tree Musical Festival educating the public on how to monitor their…

MIDWAY CITY, Ca. (April 26, 2023) – At 12:05 a.m. on April 26, 2023, Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 15000 block of Van Buren Street in the city of Midway City reference a…

In August of 2000, deputies were involved in an officer involved shooting in the city of Stanton.  The case was investigated by the Orange County District Attorney's Office and no criminal…

In March of 2003, deputies were involved in an officer involved shooting in the city of Yorba Linda.  The case was investigated by the Orange County District Attorney's Office and no criminal…

  Forensic History: The man that was freed thanks to science For 16 years, Kevin Green maintained he didn’t do it. It was someone else, he said, who had entered his pregnant wife’s…

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (September 26, 2018) - The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who robbed a Lake Forest bank on Monday September 24, 2018.…

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (March 13, 2019)- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation Saturday, March 16, in an effort to lower deaths…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. View PDF