In early May, 1987, restaurant owner Joe Luis Avila was found shot to death in his black 1985 Porsche Cabriolet Carrera.   He left his “El Ranchito” restaurant on Mesa Drive and Irvine…

On Feb. 22, 1981, Lee Ray Rowland was discovered lying face down on his bed by his parents. The 30-year-old was pronounced deceased a few moments later.  Rowland’s parents went away for…

On December 7, 1985, the Sheriff’s Department was notified around 7 a.m. about a blue nylon bag with a possible body inside located on the side of Jeffrey Road in North Irvine.   A…

Two Lake Elsinore teens went missing in August 1970 and were later found deceased in San Juan Capistrano.   Sixteen-year-old Edwin Miller and 13-year-old Genise Rispin were last seen…

In August 1966, 41-year-old Robert Lee Nusbaum was a victim of homicide in his home on Huber Street in Anaheim.   Around 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 13, 1966, a friend stopped by Nusbaum’s…

ORANGE, Ca. (Aug. 12, 2022): Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Arcadio Rodriguez, 30, has been arrested and is pending termination from employment for suspected sexual assault on multiple female inmates…

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Aug. 26, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Aug. 26, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sep. 1, 2022): September is Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will participate in activities throughout the month encouraging the safety of people…

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. (Sep. 6, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Sep. 9, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in…

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 26, 2022) The Orange County Sheriff's and Irvine Police departments on Thursday, Aug. 25, hosted a complex coordinated terrorist attack exercise to evaluate operational…