SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (April 13, 2021): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Saturday, April 17, in the city of San Juan Capistrano looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the...
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (April 19, 2021) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, April 22, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...
In December 2013, information was provided to the Department regarding Grand Jury testimony of a deputy. The deputy was found to be dishonest in the performance of duty. The deputy was terminated in May 2014.
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In June 2014, a deputy testified in court and was later found to be dishonest in the performance of duty. Discipline was issued and served.
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In August 2015, allegations of sexual harassment were lodged against a deputy working at the Theo Lacy Facility. An internal affairs investigation upheld violations of multiple policies. The deputy was terminated in October 2017.
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In August 2015, a Sergeant was dishonest in the performance of duty. Discipline was issued and served.
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In October 2015, a deputy was dishonest in the performance of duty. The deputy was terminated in November 2016.
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On June 30, 2019 at 8:20 p.m., Deputies at the Central Men’s Jail received a call of an inmate down. Deputies Franco, Miller, Schoeman and White entered the dormitory and located the inmate lying lifeless on his bunk. The deputies moved the inmate to the floor and immediately began CPR...
Dozens of shelter dogs will wait for their forever homes a little more comfortably thanks to a recycling program that repurposes inmate clothing and blankets to make dog beds and chew toys. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department in December donated more than 100 beds and toys to OC Animal Care...
A 27-year-old man is recovering after deputies administered a dose of Naloxone to pull the man out of the throes of a drug overdose. Deputies Fisher and Tomasko at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, responded to a Mission Viejo shopping center after a caller reported a man overdosing on...
