Body The Computer Forensics Detail conducts forensic examinations on all forms of digital media seized during criminal investigations. Digital media includes computers, cell phones, PDA’s, flash media, CD’s, DVD’s, DVR’s and a variety of other devices capable of storing electronic data. The primary role of this unit is to conduct examinations...

Body Captain David Pultz serves as the Chief of Police Services for the city of Lake Forest. Lake Forest contracts with the Sheriff's Department for law enforcement services. Staff includes five Sergeants, three Investigators, 37 Deputies, an Investigative Assistant, five Community Services Officers, and a Crime Prevention Specialist. Services provided through...

Body Regional Narcotics Suppression Program The Regional Narcotics Suppression Program (RNSP) was established in December 1986 through the collaborative efforts of various Orange County Police Chiefs and the Sheriff to execute a targeted approach to investigate and prosecute individuals engaged in high-level drug trafficking and money laundering. Today, the RNSP remains...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 11, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division has determined an official cause of death for UCI student Noah Domingo, 18, of La Crescenta. View PDF

Body Prints: Right Thumb CORONER CASE NUMBER: 86-05561-HA SEX: Male RACE: Hispanic DATE of DEATH: 12/5/86 AGE Est. : 25-35 EYES: Hazel HAIR: Black HGT. Inches: 67 WEIGHT LBS: 136 CITY FOUND: Anaheim LOCATION FOUND: Wooded area by freeway overpass, I-5 at Harbor Blvd. DEATH CLASSIFICATION: Suicide PHYSIQUE: Normal FEATURES: Prominent...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 10, 2018)- On October 9, 2018, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Team initiated a traffic stop for vehicle code violations on the northbound I-5 freeway between Orange and San Diego counties. The driver, Miguel Patron, 41, Ensenada, identified himself, stated he was a police...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 26, 2018) - As of 2 p.m. today, all individuals encamped along the Santa Ana River Trail in the project area between Ball Road in the city of Anaheim and Memory Lane in the city of Orange have voluntarily complied with the request to relocate. The...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 30, 2019) – Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested a man suspected of murdering a 30-year-old woman in 1976 and dumping her body near the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. View PDF

Body STANTON, Ca. (May 2, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will step up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations throughout the city of Stanton on Monday, May 6, with focused enforcement on collision-causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. View PDF

Body Forensic History: The murders that made the case for Orange County’s Crime Lab In an era when murder trials were a form of macabre entertainment for the masses, Orange County was home to one of the most sensational. George Gollum and Beulah Louise Overell were accused of murdering Overell’s parents...