Captain Dwayne Chapple serves as the Chief of Police Services for the city of Rancho Santa Margarita.On January 1, 2000, Rancho Santa Margarita became the 33rd city in Orange County. Nestled…

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 6, 2018) - On Monday, March 5, 2018, Orange County Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators initiated an investigation following an incident inside a residence in the 13400…

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (October 2, 2018) - On Monday October 1, 2018, at 5:50 am deputies responded to a call of unknown trouble at the Forest Glen apartments on Farthing Street in Lake Forest. A resident…

The Mutual Aid Bureau is responsible for providing law enforcement mutual aid to Orange County law enforcement agencies in the event an emergency occurs and the reporting jurisdiction determines…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sept. 10, 2020):

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (June 14, 2019)- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operation Sunday, June 16, in an effort to lower…

San Clemente, Ca. (May 10, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations throughout the city of San Clemente on Monday, May 13, with…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 14, 2020) –At approximately 7:40 a.m. today, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana was pronounced deceased. The inmate, a 63-year old man, was found…

According to California State Law, children must be seated in the rear seat of a vehicle in an appropriate car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4’9″ tall. Children must remain in a…