MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Nov. 21, 2022): Proactive enforcement efforts in response to an increase in retail theft activity has resulted in the arrest of 14 suspects responsible for stealing nearly $43,000 in property during more than 52 retail theft incidents.
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Nov. 23, 2022): OC Sheriff Special Victims Detail investigators arrested a local high school teacher after finding a series of lewd text messages with an individual he believed was a minor.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Dec. 19, 2022): San Juan Capistrano Police Services and Sheriff’s Department Investigations are attempting to locate Shirley “Jean” Airth, 94, who was last seen leaving her home in San Juan Capistrano on foot.
Santa Ana, Ca. (Dec. 24, 2022) – On Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the hospital. The decedent is Sean Conroy Whiting, 35, who was booked into jail on Dec. 21 by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for violation...
SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 29, 2022): Investigators are looking to identify a person of interest in the 1993 homicide of 61-year-old Alan Jay Schwalbe.
STANTON, Ca. (January 7, 2023): On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at around 12:45 a.m., deputies were called to the 7000 block of Katella Avenue in the city of Stanton regarding an assault. Deputies arrived and discovered the victim, a man in his 40s, who appeared to have multiple stab wounds...
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Ca. (Jan. 9, 2022): The city of Laguna Niguel has selected Captain Isaac Flores to serve as the new Chief of Police Services.
SAN CLEMENTE, Ca. (Jan. 9, 2022): Captain James Christian has been selected as the new Chief of San Clemente Police Services. He will begin serving the city on Friday, Jan. 13.
Yorba Linda, Ca. (Jan. 11, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Jan. 13, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Yorba Linda.
In recognition of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the OC Sheriff’s Department encourages the community to learn the signs of human trafficking and how to report it.