$0MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Nov. 20, 2019) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. $0$0On Friday, Nov. 22, deputies will…

SAN JUANCAPISTRANO, Ca. (August 20, 2018) – Anin-custody death of a male subject occurred today following an altercation between the subject and deputies. At approximately 4:40 p.m. deputies were…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic…

YORBA LINDA, Ca. (Aug. 11, 2020) – The Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic…

  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…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Director Carrie Braun CBraun@ocsd.org | C: 714-647-7042 SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 12, 2021): Today the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released its first…

OC Sheriff’s release Critical Incident Video SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 17, 2021): Today the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting…

A traffic stop in South Orange County resulted in the seizure of two kilograms of fentanyl powder and more than 11,000 counterfeit pharmaceutical pills suspected to also contain fentanyl. On…

OCSD to hold DUI checkpoint in Stanton Stanton, Ca. (March 16, 2021) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, March 19, from 7…

In-custody death of inmate from Intake Release Center SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 15, 2021) – A 41-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died yesterday evening at…