SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Orange County Sheriff’s Investigator and a Sheriff’s recruit have been charged with felonies for conspiring to falsify background information included in the recruit’s application in…
https://youtu.be/imlCjHpDuw4 SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 17, 2020) – Today the Orange County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against a deputy sheriff for alleged conspiracy and false impersonation that occurred when…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 09, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is committed to transparency about law enforcement budgets, policies and practices. The Department guards against bias, diligently governs…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two former Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have pleaded guilty in connection with failing to properly book evidence. Joseph Anthony Atkinson, Jr., 39, and Bryce Richmond Simpson,…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 3, 2020) – We are aware of photos and video regarding an Orange County Deputy Sheriff wearing patches on his uniform that are associated with extremist…
You might recall a commotion on Monday, May 18, at about 1:10 p.m., near W. 19th and N. Flower Streets. Turns out the area had to be evacuated when a…
At approximately 2 p.m. on May 18, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange was pronounced deceased due to a suspected suicide. The inmate, a male in…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 24, 2020) – In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Orange County Jails, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) and the OC Health Care…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 30, 2020) –At approximately 3 p.m. on March 29, an inmate previously housed at the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana was pronounced deceased at a…
SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 27, 2020): Communities across the United States are in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis. As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, the Orange…
ORANGE, Ca. (March 24, 2020): An inmate in Orange County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19. The inmate, a man in his 40s, was booked into the Orange County Jail…
ORANGE, Ca. (March 24, 2020): An inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange was pronounced deceased at a local hospital the evening of March 23, 2020. The inmate,…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An inmate awaiting trial for murder and attempted murder has been indicted by the Orange County Grand Jury on charges he attempted to kill an Orange…
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) and the Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) have arrested the last suspect connected to two similar cases in Costa Mesa…
ORANGE, Ca. (February 11, 2020) –At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Feb. 11, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange was pronounced deceased at a local hospital. The…