SANTA ANA, Ca. (September 6, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is joining law enforcement agencies, public health departments and other community organizations to raise awareness about the importance of keeping children in the correct car seat for their age and size. During Child Passenger Safety Week, the Orange County...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sep. 6, 2023): September is Pedestrian Safety Month in California and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages everyone on our roads to care for one another and keep pedestrians safe from crashes and injuries. Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 7,508 pedestrians were...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (September 18, 2023): – 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. On Wednesday, September 20, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...

San Juan Capistrano, Ca. (September 11, 2023): – 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. On Wednesday, September 13, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and...

Yorba Linda , Ca. (September 9, 2023): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, September 11, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...

Aliso Viejo , Ca. (Sep. 17, 2023): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Tuesday, September 19, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (October 11, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, October 13, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Mission Viejo.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (September 20, 2023): – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, will test its emergency mass notification system, AlertOC, with a test emergency alert.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Sept. 29, 2023): Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have arrested two men on suspicion of multiple felonies after they used a distraction scheme to steal $50,000 from an elderly woman.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 2, 2023) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail, is re-sharing images of a John Doe found in Trabuco Canyon nearly 25 years ago in the hope to generate new leads and identify the decedent.