STANTON, Ca. (Aug. 28, 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 laws…

The Director of Government and Legislative Affairs directs the department’s legislative program and serves as the liaison with the Board of Supervisors, and other government agencies.

  MEDAL OF COURAGE: Pursuit of armed bank robber On April 19, 2019 at approximately 3:50 p.m., a robbery occurred in Dana Point.  Deputies located the suspect vehicle, but lost sight…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 10, 2018)- On October 9, 2018, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Team initiated a traffic stop for vehicle code violations on the northbound I-5…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 26, 2018) - As of 2 p.m. today, all individuals encamped along the Santa Ana River Trail in the project area between Ball Road in the city of Anaheim and Memory Lane in the city…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 30, 2019) – Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested a man suspected of murdering a 30-year-old woman in 1976 and dumping her body near the Marine Corps Air…

  2026 Citizens’ AcademyThe 2026 Citizens' Academy will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in July and August.  The application window will open April 2026. If…

STANTON, Ca. (May 2, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations throughout the city of Stanton on Monday, May 6, with focused…

  Forensic History: The murders that made the case for Orange County’s Crime Lab In an era when murder trials were a form of macabre entertainment for the masses, Orange County was home…

LAGUNA HILLS, Ca. (May 25, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Tuesday, May 26, deputies will focus…