MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – The Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws, rules and responsibilities. View PDF

CORONER CASE NUMBER: 88-04645-AK SEX: Male RACE: Hispanic DATE of DEATH: 09/04/88 AGE Est. : 30-45 EYES: Brown HAIR: Brown HGT. Inches: 65 WEIGHT LBS: 140 CITY FOUND: Santa Ana LOCATION FOUND: D shot in chest @ Myrtle and Bristol, SA transported to WMC-SA DEATH CLASSIFICATION: Homicide PHYSIQUE: Normal, well...

YORBA LINDA, Ca. (Aug. 11, 2020) – The Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws, rules and responsibilities. View PDF

Forensic History: How the OC Crime Lab helped evidence mount against serial killer Randy Kraft On a non-descript stretch of freeway during a routine traffic stop, one of the nation’s most prolific serial killers was caught. Randy Kraft, convicted of murdering 16 men but suspected of having more than 60...

PRINTS: Right Thumb CORONER CASE NUMBER: 93-05228-EY SEX: Male RACE: Caucasian DATE FOUND: 8/28/93 AGE Est. : 30-45 EYES: BROWN HAIR: BLACK HEIGHT. Inches: 61 WEIGHT LBS: 146 CITY FOUND: Anaheim LOCATION FOUND: Bike trail north of 3899 Riverdale Ave., Anaheim CLASSIFICATION OF DEATH: Suicide PHYSIQUE: Well nourished FEATURES: Roman...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 16, 2018) - Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), continue to investigate the cause of an explosion at an Aliso Viejo business that killed one female and injured...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 6, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division has positively identified the four decedents who died after a plane crashed into a single-family residence in Yorba Linda on Sunday, February 3. View PDF

SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 25, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division publicly released two reports today concerning reported deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness in Orange County in 2018. The OCSD Coroner Division is responsible for investigating deaths that occur within the county of Orange. This includes unnatural...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 12, 2020): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is requesting all potential jail visitors to evaluate the necessity of their visit and limit non-essential jail visits to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19, also known as novel Coronavirus. View PDF

PRINTS: Right Thumb CORONER CASE NUMBER: 88-05308-LY SEX: Male RACE: Hispanic DATE of DEATH: 10/10/88 AGE Est. : 30-40 EYES: Brown HAIR: Black HGT. Inches: 67 WEIGHT LBS: 127 CITY FOUND: Santa Ana LOCATION FOUND: D pronounced at Coastal Communities Hospital -ER, Santa Ana DEATH CLASSIFICATION: Accident PHYSIQUE: Normal, well...