SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 27, 2025): Please see the statement below from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes regarding federal immigration enforcement. “As the debate about immigration and local law enforcement’s role has increased with the new presidential administration, I have been asked by members of the media and the community...
DANA POINT, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2025) On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at about 6:15 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a traffic collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Golden Lantern and Stonehill Drive in Dana Point. Deputies arrived and discovered a Land Rover SUV...
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 1, 2025) – On Saturday, February 1, 2025, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died in jail. The 44-year-old inmate was booked into jail on July 9, 2024, by the Newport Beach Police Department for driving under the influence and a...
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, an Orange County Jail inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Module J died while inside custody. The decedent, 44-year-old Christopher Joseph Donnelly of Anaheim, was a white male in-custody for a probation violation. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
ORANGE, Ca. (Feb. 10, 2025) – On Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, an inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died. The 72-year-old inmate was booked into jail on Mar. 9, 2019, by the Westminster Police Department for CPC 664/187 – Attempted murder, CPC 451(a) –...
On Sunday, February 9, 2025, an Orange County Jail inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died while inside custody. The decedent, a 72-year-old Asian male was in-custody for CPC 664/187 – Attempted murder, CPC 451(a) – Arson causing great bodily injury, CPC 451(b) – Arson to inhabited structure/dwelling, and CPC 451(a)(1) – Aggravated arson with a prior. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
SAN CLEMENTE, Ca. (Feb. 11, 2025): Captain Justin Chevalier has been selected as the new Chief of San Clemente Police Services, assuming command on Friday, Feb. 7. “I am humbled and honored to step into this role and continue serving the San Clemente community with dedication and professionalism,” Captain Chevalier...
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 20, 2025): Orange County Sheriff’s investigators are seeking information after uncovering new leads in the homicide of Maritza Glean Grimmett. Maritza, long-referred to as Jane Doe, was positively identified in March 2024, reinvigorating investigative efforts to solve her decades-old homicide. Investigators have identified two persons of...
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 21, 2025) – On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, an inmate who was housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at a local hospital. The inmate, Juan Vasquez Pulido, 38, no known residence, was booked into jail on Feb. 5, 2025, by the Anaheim...
On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, an inmate who was housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at OC Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. The inmate, Juan Vasquez Pulido, 38, no known residence, was booked into jail on Feb. 5, 2025, by the Anaheim Police Department for drug related offenses. The same day, Pulido was the victim of an assault by another inmate while on the booking loop of the Intake Release Center. On Feb. 21, Pulido died while at the hospital. The decedent's manner and means of death are awaiting final determination by the Orange County Coroner.
