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…
Sheriff Barnes names 24-year OCSD veteran Jeff Hallock as new Undersheriff
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 13, 2021): Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes has named Jeff Hallock, a 24-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, as the new Undersheriff. Hallock will be responsible…
Former O.C. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens has passed away
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 4, 2021): Please see the statement below from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of former…
Beverly Hills Surgeon who preyed on O.C. drug addicts released from jail due to COVID-19
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Beverly Hills surgeon charged with stealing nearly $29 million in an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that involved hiring body brokers to pay patients at Southern…
O.C. cold case murder suspect at the Theo Lacy jail dies of COVID-19
ORANGE, Ca. (December 18, 2020) –A 68-year-old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died this morning at 5 a.m. of medical complications after testing positive for…