Lake Forest, Calif. (Nov. 22, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol Saturday, Nov. 24, in the City of Lake Forest looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders. The top primary crash factors for motorcycles are unsafe speed, improper turning, right-of-way violations...

Date Course Title Location Hours POST Plan January 28, 2026 Fire Death Investigation Santa Ana 80 IV March 9 - 20, 2026 Basic Death Investigation Santa Ana 80 IV

Public visiting is limited to four (4) visits for each inmate each week. One visit per day, Friday - Monday. Members of the public wishing to visit an inmate must call and make an appointment at the facility the inmate is housed at currently. Select the jail facility below to...

Providing for the care and custody of up to 6,000 inmates in our facilities is the primary mission of the OC Sheriff Custody Operations Command. Although COVID-19 presented adversity for jail facilities across the nation, the Sheriff’s Department established itself a leader in protecting the health and safety of those...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Dec. 08, 2025) – The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2023 alone, 1,038 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...

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in attempting to identify a man whose remains were discovered off the Santa Ana River Tail, near Yorba Regional Park. On Oct. 11, a citizen discovered the skeletonized remains while walking the river trail...

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2025): On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Cameron Taylor Heath, 39, following an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse involving a male victim who was 12 to 13 years old at the time of the...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol Saturday, Dec. 13, in the City of San Clemente looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders. The top primary crash factors for motorcycles are unsafe speed, improper turning, right-of-way violations...

STANTON, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2025): On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Steven Jourdan Castro, 29, of Chino Hills, following allegations he engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor female between September and November 2025. In November 2025, SVD investigators were contacted...