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Orange County Sheriff’s Department Focuses on the Dangers of Distracted Driving
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (May 28, 2026)- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol Saturday, May. 30, 2026 in the City of Stanton 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...
Resources During a Disaster
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GKN Aerospace HazMat Incident All Care & Shelter locations have been closed All road closures have been lifted COUNTY OF ORANGE DISASTER INFORMATION CENTER For additional information including County of Orange Emergency Operations Center press releases in multiple languages, visit the County's Disaster Information Center website here. Please see the...
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Orange County Sheriff’s Department Focuses on the Dangers of Distracted Driving
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (May 30, 2026) – On June. 1, 2026, the Orange County Sheriff’s will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law. Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle...
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Focuses on the Dangers of Distracted Driving
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (June 3, 2026 )- The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol Friday, June. 5, 2026 in the City of San Juan Capistrano looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders. The top primary crash factors for motorcycles are unsafe speed...
South Patrol
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Captain Naomi Hernandez serves as the Chief of Police Services for South Patrol. South Patrol provides law enforcement services to the 80,000 residents of the South County unincorporated areas of Coto De Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Wagon Wheel, Rancho Mission Viejo and the rural neighborhoods located in the Rose...
Orange County Sheriff’s Department Focuses on the Dangers of Distracted Driving
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (June 6, 2026) – On June. 8, 2026, the Orange County Sheriff’s will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law. Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle...
OC Sheriff releases Critical Incident Video
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LAKE FOREST, Calif. (June 8, 2026): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting that occurred on April 24, 2026, in Lake Forest, Calif. The Critical Incident Video is available for viewing at https://youtu.be/rTk2Db9vy9A . In order to foster greater public trust with...
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Coroner Course List
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Date Course Title Location Hours POST Plan September 28 - October 9, 2026 Basic Death Investigation Santa Ana 80 IV November 12 - 13, 2026 Pediatric Death Investigation Santa Ana 16 IV December 8, 2026 Drowning Death Investigation Santa Ana 8 IV