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In-custody death of inmate from the Theo Lacy Facility

ORANGE, Ca. (September 2, 2022) – On Thursday, September 1, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The 57-year-old inmate was booked into jail on August 27, 2022, by the Anaheim Police Department for a probation violation. The inmate’s name is being...

Phlebotomist Suspected of Assaulting Multiple Women in a Sexual Manner

Aliso Viejo, Ca. (September 22, 2022): Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Jose Farias, 29, of San Juan Capistrano, on Wednesday, September 21, for battery. Farias was employed as a phlebotomist at a medical laboratory in Aliso Viejo when the assaults occurred. On August 29...

In-custody death of inmate from the Intake Release Center

SANTA ANA, Ca. (September 30, 2022) – On Thursday, September 29, 2022, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the hospital. The inmate, Margarita Luna, 44, was booked into jail on September 11, 2022 by the Costa Mesa Police Department for grand theft. Luna...

Suspect in 2019 murder in unincorporated Anaheim arrested in Texas

Unincorporated Anaheim, Ca. (September 30, 2022): Ricardo Martin Campos, 31, was arrested for murder related to a 2019 homicide in the unincorporated Anaheim community. Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail secured an arrest warrant for Campos on September 26, 2022. Campos was arrested in Houston, Texas on...

OCSD to hold DUI checkpoint in Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo, Ca. (Oct. 5, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 7, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Mission Viejo. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency...

Burglary suspects arrested

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 5, 2022): Two men were arrested today in connection with multiple burglaries committed across Southern California since January 2022. The two, along with two additional suspects already in custody on related charges, are suspected of committing residential burglaries in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside...

OC Sheriff Supports National Walk and Roll to School Day Oct. 12

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 7, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages parents and students to join their classmates and walk, bike, or roll to class October 12. “Walk and Roll to School Day” is celebrated annually to highlight the benefits of exercise and practice pedestrian and road safety with...

OC Sheriff awarded $555,000 grant to deter unsafe behaviors, increase safety on roads

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 7, 2022): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads. “This grant funding allows us to support our ongoing traffic safety efforts in Orange County,”...

Everyone is a Pedestrian: October is National Pedestrian Safety Month

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 7, 2022): October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will raise awareness about the safety of people walking throughout the month, emphasizing that “safe drivers, safe speeds and safe vehicles save lives.” “Whether in a parking lot, crosswalk, or sidewalk, we...

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Addresses DOJ Report

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 13, 2022): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) received the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report focused on the use of jailhouse informants from 2007 through 2016. The Department takes this matter very seriously and has worked diligently to address the issues.