A Santa Ana man died at the O.C. Intake Release Center of a suspected suicide
SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 1, 2021) –A 32-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died the evening of May 30, 2021 of a suspected suicide.…
A woman who lost her baby while at the OC Jail will get a $1.5 M settlement
The O.C. Supervisors agreed to pay a $1.5M settlement with Ciera Stoetling, a woman who lost a baby when it was born while she was in custody at the Orange…
DUI driver arrested in Santa Ana after a police pursuit and a collision
On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:22 PM, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Orange Police Department were in pursuit of a white pick-up truck. During the pursuit, a…
Suspected assault of an OC Jail inmate by a Deputy under investigation
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 21, 2021): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department submitted a case to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office regarding a deputy suspected of assaulting an inmate…
Man convicted of escaping from the O.C. Jail and kidnapping a cab driver
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The first of three inmates charged with carrying out an elaborate escape from the Orange County Men’s Central Jail along with two other inmates in 2016…
The OC Sheriff arrested a suspect in a string of bank robbers in four counties
ALISO VIEJO, Ca. (April 2, 2021) – Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested a man suspected of a series of recent bank robberies across Southern California. At approximately 2:40 p.m. on March…
Traffic stop leads to a large drug bust in Irvine
O.C. Sheriff narcotics investigators seized thousands of illicit pills, drugs, guns and cash after a traffic stop in South Orange County. At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31,…
Limited visiting at the OC Jails resumes
SANTA ANA, Ca.: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has resumed limited visiting at the Orange County jails, as of Friday, March 26. Due to successful COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the…
An O.C. inmate died after a suspected suicide
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 15, 2021) – A 41-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died yesterday evening at approximately 7:45 p.m. of a suspected…
OC Sheriff’s Deputy charged with filing a false police report and perjury
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy who served as a field training officer has been charged with two felonies in connection with filing a false police report…
An inmate died at the O.C. Central Men’s Jail this morning
A 42-year-old male inmate housed at the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana died today at approximately 7:47 a.m. of a suspected suicide. The man was booked into the Orange…
Positive COVID-19 cases in the O.C. Jail are decreasing
SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 5, 2021): The Sheriff’s Department has seen a dramatic reduction in the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Orange County Jail system in the last…
The O.C. inmate who died of COVID-19 this week was accused of killing his mother
The O.C. inmate who died at the O.C. Jail intake center this week was Ah Le Fang, a 37-year-old man, who was in jail while he was awaiting trial on…
An O.C. inmate died after testing positive for COVID-19
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 21, 2021) –A 37-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died this morning of medical complications after testing positive for COVID-19.…
The OCDA reduced or dismissed charges in 67 cases due to OC Sheriff’s Department shenanigans
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has completed its review of the Sheriff’s Evidence Booking Audit. In mid-November 2019, District Attorney Todd Spitzer became aware of…