Laguna Hills, Ca. (Dec. 4, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, December 6, in the city of Laguna Hills looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many...

Lake Forest, Ca. (Dec. 11, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Wednesday, December 13, in the city of Lake Forest looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many...

Stanton, Ca. (Dec. 28, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, December 30, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that is...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (December 11, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, December 13, in the city of Mission Viejo looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (January 1, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, January 3, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Yorba Linda. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency...

Santa Ana, Ca. (Dec. 11, 2024) – The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind the public...

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Dec. 13, 2024): On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, Orange County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Edward Eugene Redd, 49, of Lake Forest, on suspicion of robbing a Chase Bank and discharging a firearm during the incident. The robbery occurred on Oct. 17, 2024, at the Chase Bank near Portola...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Dec. 18, 2024): Please see the message below from Sheriff Don Barnes regarding the commencement of Proposition 36. “Last month Californians passed Proposition 36, the Homeless, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, with nearly 70% of the vote. The ballot measure received a strong majority of the...

STANTON, Ca. (Dec. 21, 2024): On Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at approximately 4:19 p.m., deputies responded to the area of Orangewood Ave and Court Street in the city of Stanton on reports of a shooting that had just occurred. When deputies arrived, they located one adult male with a gunshot...