Law enforcement will be targeting O.C. drunk drivers on Super Bowl Sunday
The Super Bowl has finally arrived and thousands of fans are going to end up ruining the fun by getting behind the wheel while drunk. Last year, there were 13,000…
Three O.C. suspects were arrested after a wild pursuit and face drug and auto theft charges
After a long shift that already included hauling an arrestee to jail, a weary O.C. Sheriff's deputy figured the only thing left before checking out of the station was a…
Two O.C. suspects were arrested on felony auto theft and drug charges after trying to Uber away
In the early hours of this morning, around 2 a.m., deputies patrolling Los Alisos Blvd. & Jeronimo Rd. spotted a vehicle displaying two stolen plates, according to the Orange County…
Transients cleared from a flood control channel in Santa Ana with rain on the way
O.C. Sheriff's North Patrol deputies contacted 7 individuals, made 5 arrests, and issued citations and warnings for motorized scooters at the Santa Ana River Trail on Sunday. Crews from OC…
Man arrested after stealing tools from multiple Home Depot stores in Orange County
Yesterday evening, Orange County Sheriff deputies responded to Home Depot on El Toro Rd., where a suspect was caught breaking into a locked cage containing over $2,000 worth of power…
O.C. businesswoman with three prior DUI convictions arrested after a fatal DUI collision
DANA POINT, Calif. - On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at about 6:15 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a traffic collision involving two vehicles at the…
A Newport Beach DUI probationer died in-custody at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Ca. – On Saturday, February 1, 2025, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died in jail. The 44-year-old inmate was booked into jail…
540 criminals have been arrested in Orange County on Prop. 36 charges in just one month
Proposition 36, the voter approved initiative to address theft, drug crimes and homelessness, has been in effect for one month. In the first 30 days of implementation, there have been…
The O.C. Sheriff’s Department announces the closure of the Federal informant investigation
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2025): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is pleased to announce the closure of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the use of…
A Theo Lacy Facility inmate from Anaheim died at a local hospital
ORANGE, Ca. (Jan. 17, 2025) – On Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died at a local area hospital. The 51-year-old inmate…
Orange County pharmacy burglars caught red-handed and arrested
On Sunday morning, a sharp-eyed Orange County deputy was conducting extra patrols near a pharmacy that had been targeted by burglars several times over the past year, according to the…
A probationer booked at the O.C. Theo Lacy Facility died at a hospital
ORANGE, Ca. (Jan. 13, 2025) – On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, an inmate housed in the Correctional Medical Services wing of a local hospital died. 42-year-old James Rudolph Jones III…
Three stolen vehicles recovered in south O.C. and several suspects were arrested
If you are intent on stealing cars in Orange County you may want to avoid doing so in Lake Forest. Lake Forest deputies were on a roll early yesterday morning,…
Wanted O.C. parolee arrested again on drug charges after a traffic stop
Some career criminals just can't stay out of trouble. Case in point, earlier this week, on December 30 at 5:05 AM, Orange County deputies conducted a car stop at Lake…
Wrong-way DUI driver arrested after a fatal collision in south O.C. early this morning
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (Jan. 1, 2025) On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an injury traffic collision near the intersection of…