A transient died at the O.C. Intake Release Center in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 21, 2022) – On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died at the jail. The inmate, Nicholas…
A Theo Lacy inmate arrested in Westminster died on Sunday
ORANGE, Ca. (April 19, 2022) – On Sunday, April 17, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The inmate was booked into…
A man arrested on molestation charges died at Theo Lacy
ORANGE, Ca. (April 19, 2022) – On Saturday, April 16, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at the hospital. The inmate, Larry Esquivel, 61,…
Man arrested for committing burglaries and thefts in O.C. and other counties
Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 15, 2022): Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a 58-year-old man wanted for committing multiple burglaries, thefts and identity theft…
A state inspection showed that food at the O.C. Jail is consistent with grocery store standards
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 11, 2022): The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) conducted an onsite unannounced inspection of food service at the Orange County Jail, and found…
A former O.C. Reserve Sheriff’s Captain has to pay back over $13.7M in workers’ comp payments for his security guard company
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has recovered $5.2 million in unpaid workers’ compensation payments from a former Orange County Reserve Sheriff’s Captain who intentionally underreported…
O.C. piano teacher convicted of molesting eight girls
John Mordecai Scott, a 65-year-old Orange County piano instructor was convicted on Monday, March 14, of molesting eight girls, with a ninth testifying as a witness in his trial, over…
O.C. church volunteer arrested for sexual assault of a minor
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 9, 2022): On Wednesday, March 2, members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail arrested Terry Lyn Myers, 65, of Garden Grove, for felony…
An inmate at the Theo Lacy Facility died on Monday
ORANGE, Ca. (March 8, 2022) – On Monday, March 7, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died of unknown causes. The decedent is Joshua James…
Body camera footage shows shooting of a theft suspect at an O.C. Walmart
https://youtu.be/uTIX1HFZBrk LAKE FOREST, Ca. (March 1, 2022): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Foothill Ranch, a community located…
Former OC Sheriff’s Deputy gets four months of jail after stealing credit cards from a dead woman
Remember the disgraced former Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy, Steve Hortz, who got caught stealing from dead victims? The 43-year-old crooked deputy from San Dimas pleaded guilty but his sentence…
Multi-agency ‘Operation Red Zone’ resulted in 56 human trafficking arrests in Orange County
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 18, 2022): Fifty-six suspects were arrested and 16 victims were recovered, including two juveniles under the age of 16, as part of an extensive multi-jurisdictional human…
The car stolen from Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong was found in El Modena
Costa Mesa police detective Lopez, acting on tips from the public, asked the O.C. Sheriff's Department to look for a vehicle that was stolen from Green Day singer Billie Joe…
O.C.’s first Homeless Death Review Committee commissioned by the OC Sheriff
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Jan. 26, 2022): Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes announced today that he has commissioned the County’s first Homeless Death Review Committee to review deaths of people experiencing…
O.C. Crime Laboratory recognized for implementing national forensic standards
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 19, 2022): The Orange County Crime Laboratory, a division of the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department, was nationally recognized as a “Registry Implementer” for its high-quality standards…