A quick response Sunday afternoon from the Orange County Sheriff’s Harbor Patrol led to the rescue of 13 passengers on a quickly sinking vessel about a half-mile off the coast of Newport Beach. At approximately 2:20 p.m., the Harbor Patrol crew was dispatched to a location about a half-mile south...

The Orange County Sheriff Department’s K9 Unit is saddened to announce the passing of retired Police Service Dog, “Sando”. Sando was an 11-year-old Belgian Dutch Shepherd. He passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020 after a long and successful career with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. PSD Sando was born on...

November is National Child Safety and Protection Month, a nationwide effort to promote awareness for the potential hazards that children may face in everyday situations, as well as how to react to—or prevent—emergency situations. Tips from the National Network of Child Care to prevent injury or death include: • Use...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department issued a Wireless Emergency Alert Thursday, Sept. 19, in an attempt to identify a child annoyance suspect.

On June 10, 2019 at 1:50 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a possible shooting at a Stanton strip mall. When Deputies Murphy and Lewis arrived, they found a man lying on the ground bleeding profusely from his leg and abdomen. After assessing the victim, they found he had a fractured...

Two people were arrested in the early morning hours of Monday, June 24, after an attempted burglary at a jewelry store in Yorba Linda. The attempted burglary procedures were very similar to recent jewelry store burglaries in other South County cities. On Sunday, June 23, a jewelry store owner in...

With 13contract cities and Orange County’s unincorporated areas, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for the safety of students and staff for more than 125 public and private schools. While sound tactics and strategy for how to handle violence on school campuses have been in place for many years...

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at about 9:12 am, Lake Forest Police Services personnel were dispatched to the Walgreen’s on Muirlands Blvd reference a possible robbery in progress. Units arrived on the scene as the suspects fled the store and drove away in a white Nissan Rogue with no license...

An Orange County Sheriff’s Department engineer received international recognition for his work leading the team responsible for ensuring Orange County’s emergency services responders can effectively communicate. Nick Condaras, Senior Telecommunications Engineer assigned to the Technical Services Unit of the Technology Division, was named Radio Frequency Engineer of the Year by...

We are saddened to announce the passing of one of our Explosive Detection K9s, Sam. Sam, a 9-year-old black Labrador, served with the Sheriff’s Department for more than three years with his partner, Investigator Mireles. Before joining the Sheriff’s Department, Sam worked as an Explosive Detection K9 with the United...