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OC Sheriff’s Coroner investigators seek public’s help to ID decedent

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Dec. 10, 2021): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating next-of-kin for a male who died on December 1, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The decedent was transported to the hospital on November 27, 2021, after being discovered...

Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) issued for Bond Fire burn area

SILVERADO CANYON, Ca. (December 13, 2021): Effective Monday December 13, 2021, at 2 p.m. an Evacuation Warning (Voluntary) is issued for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon in the Bond Fire burn area due to possible debris flows along or near the burn scar. The National Weather Service has...

Evacuation Order (Mandatory) issued for Bond Fire burn area

SILVERADO CANYON, Ca. (December 14, 2021): Effective Tuesday December 14, 2021, at 11:01 a.m. an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) is issued for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon in the Bond Fire burn area due to imminent debris flows along or near the burn scar.

Update on evacuations and road closures for Bond Fire burn area

SILVERADO CANYON, Ca. (December 14, 2021): Effective Tuesday December 14, 2021, at 5 p.m. Evacuation Orders (Mandatory) are lifted for Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon. Evacuation Orders (Mandatory) remain in place for Silverado Canyon while crews clear debris from roadways. The Silverado Canyon Evacuation Order will be lifted once roads are passable, expected to be later this evening.

Don’t Let Drunk, or “High,” Drive: Celebrate the Holiday Season Responsibly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Information Officer, Sergeant Todd Hylton THylton@OCSheriff.gov | C: 714-904-7042 Don’t Let Drunk, or “High,” Drive: Celebrate the Holiday Season Responsibly National “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Enforcement Campaign Begins Dec. 15 SANTA ANA, CA. (December 15, 2021): This holiday season, the Orange County Sheriff’s...

Yorba Linda selects Captain Walehwa as new Chief of Police Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YORBA LINDA, Ca. (December 15, 2021): The city of Yorba Linda on Tuesday, December 14, selected Captain Joses Walehwa as their new Chief of Police Services. “I am honored to have been selected the next Chief of Police Services for the city of Yorba Linda and...

OCSD to hold DUI checkpoint in Stanton

STANTON, Ca (January 11, 2022) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, January 14, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Stanton. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of...

OCSD Coroner releases updated image to help ID John Doe from 25 years ago

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 23, 2021) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Unit, in partnership with the DNA Doe Project, have released a newly updated image in hopes of identifying a John Doe found in Trabuco Canyon nearly 25 years ago. On Dec. 13, 1996, Coroner Division and OCSD...

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Awarded DUID Testing and Training Grant

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Date, 2021): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $117,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for training and enhanced drug-impaired driving testing. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will use the funding to facilitate the testing of all...

Investigations seeking person of interest in 1980 cold case

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 29, 2021): Investigators are looking to identify a person of interest in the 1980 homicide of 15-year-old Kerry Patterson. Kerry was last seen on June 26, 1980 walking in the area of Parks Junior High School in the 1700 block of Rosecrans Avenue in Fullerton. Investigators...