A 24-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder after a March 2017 traffic collision that killed a 33-year-old woman. At approximately midnight on March 25, 2017, deputies responded to reports of an injury traffic collision on Alicia Parkway at Althea Avenue in the city of Mission Viejo. Upon...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is investigating multiple incidents that have occurred within the last two weeks in the Aliso Viejo and Laguna Hills areas and the Aliso Creek Hiking Trail that connects the cities.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 17, 2021) – A 30-year-old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died the evening of June 16, 2021 of unknown causes. The inmate, Andrew Curcio of Costa Mesa, was booked into Orange County Jail on June 15, 2021 by the Costa Mesa...

SANTA ANA (June 25, 2021) The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has completed a $97,500 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related harm. Funds were used to conduct enforcement efforts focused on establishments that contribute to alcohol-related calls for service including underage drinking, drunken driving, public drunkenness...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 30, 2021): On Wednesday, June 30, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Paul Alden Miller, 56, of San Clemente, for sexual elder abuse and sexual battery. He is currently in custody at the Orange County Jail with...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 2, 2021) – A 39-year-old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died Thursday evening at a local hospital. The death is not believed to be related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the investigation is ongoing.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 12, 2021) – The Orange County Crime Laboratory Division (OC Crime Lab) of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a competitive grant in the amount of $467,700 for Laboratory Automation and Efficiency Improvement from the California Highway Patrol’s Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program. Through...

COSTA MESA, Ca. (July 20, 2021): On Friday, July 23, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have deputies at the Orange County Fair educating the public on how to monitor their alcohol intake and “know your limit.” The “Know Your Limit” program is intended to raise awareness about the dangers...

Dana Point, Ca. (August 24, 2021) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, August 27, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Dana Point. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and...

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (July 21, 2021) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Friday, July 23, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...