Lake Forest, Ca. (April 27, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, April 29, deputies will…

Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca. (April 20, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, April 22,…

ORANGE, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2025) – On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, an inmate who was housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died.The 60-year-old inmate, David N. Alcazar, was booked by the…

Dana Point, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2025): On Wednesday, Aug. 13th, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victim’s Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Michael Joseph Duran, 44, Aliso Viejo,…

Unincorporated Anaheim, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2025):  Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have arrested four suspects on suspicion of killing a 48-year-old male. On Sunday,…

On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, an inmate who was housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died while in custody. The decedent, David N. Alcazar, was in custody for PC 422 Criminal Threats, PC 646.9(a…

Mission Viejo, Calif. – (Aug. 28, 2025):  On Aug. 30th, 2025, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will visit Mission Viejo to educate Fairgoers on the importance of monitoring how much they…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Aug. 29, 2025):  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department recently was awarded a $ 75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce…

Unincorporated Silverado, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2025): Orange County Sheriff’s Department North Operations investigators have arrested a man on suspicion of making criminal threats.On Thursday, Aug. 28,…

In October of 2016, a deputy was involved in a use of force at the Central Women's Jail in Santa Ana.  The use of force was determined to be outside of policy with policy violations addressed…