OCSD helps young homeless couple find housing
A married couple who had been living out of a car for months was placed into housing thanks to help from a dedicated OCSD team tasked with helping the homeless. Lake Forest Homeless Liaison…
OCSD joins OC Humans Relations Commission to promote HateFreeOC
It’s the last day of January: How are those New Year’s resolutions holding up for everyone? The start of the year brings commitments to live healthier lives, so we decided to keep with the theme…
MEDIA ADVISORY Inmates and college students tackle criminal justice course with Orange Countys first Inside Out Jail Exchange Program
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is partnering with Vanguard University for a unique college course experience behind the walls of the Intake Release Center.
The tough stuff the highlights and everything in between How OCSD dispatchers help our community
There are the calls that test them. Every dispatcher is guaranteed to receive that first call that challenges their resolve for navigating someone else’s worst imaginable day. Dispatcher…
OCSD mourns the loss of Police Service Horse Cloud
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Enforcement Unit (MEU) is saddened to announce the tragic passing of Police Service Horse Cloud after he suffered a medical emergency during monthly…
Observant residents offduty deputy aid in arrest of armed robbery suspect
A man suspected of committing a robbery at a Yorba Linda commercial business Tuesday night is in custody after several residents spotted the suspect and notified the Orange County Sheriff’s…
MEDAL FOR LIFESAVING Deputy saves elderly man
On April 24, 2019 just before 1 a.m., Deputy Dean and her partner were dispatched to Anaheim reference a person not breathing. Upon arrival, they discovered an elderly man lying on the bedroom…
NEWS RELEASE DUI Checkpoint in Mission Viejo on Friday
The Orange County Sheriff's Department Traffic Division will hold a DUI checkpoint in Mission Viejo on Friday.
Illegal firework calls in Orange County up nearly 300 percent from last year
As Independence Day nears, Sheriff’s Department officials are expressing concern about the steep increase in illegal firework calls and what that could mean for community safety. Calls regarding…
Back to school How OCSD prepares to keep children and campuses safe
Teachers and administrators aren’t the only ones hard at work in the summer months in preparation for the upcoming school year. Every summer, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department School…