Medal for Merit: OCSD Sergeant grows program focused on school safety Sergeant Darren Braham was assigned to the Juvenile Justice Services Bureau where he oversees the School Mobile Assessment and Resources Team (SMART) and serves as the Department’s School Resource Officer (SRO) Coordinator. After being sworn into office, Sheriff Barnes...
YORBA LINDA, Ca. (March 6, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Monday, March 9, looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. View PDF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (July 3, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. View PDF
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. (May 12, 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, rules and responsibilities. View PDF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Feb. 13, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Saturday, Feb. 15, looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. View PDF
STANTON, Ca. (Feb. 28, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Monday, March 2, looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. View PDF
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Dec. 13, 2019) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. View PDF
San Juan Capistrano, Ca. (April 18, 2018) – Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers as part of the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. View PDF
SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 30, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will open its first-ever housing unit for select inmates verified as U.S. veterans, which is expected to support successful transition post-release. View PDF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Sept. 22, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, Sept. 24, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their...