SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 5, 2020): Below please find a statement from Sheriff Don Barnes. “2020 has been a difficult year for all of us in many ways.  The pandemic, civil unrest, and fires…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Director Carrie Braun CBraun@ocsd.org | C: 714-904-7042 Orange County Sheriff implements proactive measures to limit exposure to COVID-19 SANTA ANA, Ca. (…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Director Carrie Braun CBraun@ocsd.org | C: 714-904-7042 Orange County Jail COVID-19 numbers increase, mitigation efforts continue SANTA ANA, Ca. (December…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Affairs Director Carrie Braun CBraun@ocsd.org | C: 714-904-7042 Be Safe, Be Sober This Holiday Season // National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Begins…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 11, 2020): Please see the statement below from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes. “We have received an order from the court in a case regarding COVID-19 in the Orange…

On June 29, 2014 an OIS occurred in the unincorporated are of Ladera Ranch.  This case was investigated by the Orange County District Attorney's office and no criminal charges…

The windows were too dark to see in, but K-9 Remi knew what she was looking for was inside. The floppy-eared bloodhound sniffed the silver car then stopped, her nose pressed against the door. Her…

ORANGE, Ca. (December 18, 2020) –A 68-year-old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died this morning at 5 a.m. of medical complications after testing positive for COVID-19. The…

Two off-duty Sheriff’s Deputies’ quick actions helped save the life of a truck driver trapped in the cab of his vehicle after a roll-over crash.  Sgt. Phil Cruz and K-9 Handler Deputy Adam…

    Welcome to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department - an agency dedicated to providing law enforcement service with integrity. Here, we put our community first and are…