The OC Sheriff transfered 717 inmates to ICE during the first year of SB 54
SANTA ANA, Ca. (April 3, 2019) – In the first full year of implementation of California Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), a state law that limits which offenders local law…
The OC Sheriff is dumping ICE to focus on increasing mental health services
https://youtu.be/YUW28Qp_0Nw SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 27, 2019) – Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Don Barnes announced major changes to Orange County’s jail operations to efficiently use Department resources and address the increasing…
Orange County’s dead homeless tallied in two new reports
SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 25, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division publicly released two reports today concerning reported deaths of individuals experiencing homelessness in Orange County in…
Orange County public safety agencies launch Text-to-911
https://youtu.be/qu5pQreGeFw SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 6, 2019) – Orange County law enforcement and fire dispatch centers are now equipped with Text-to-911 to allow the hearing impaired, speech impaired or those…
A teacher from Orange was arrested on suspicion of child molestation
SANTA ANA, Ca. (January 23, 2019) – Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested a man suspected of committing multiple lewd acts on a 13-year-old boy beginning in 2011. The man,…
A Santa Ana man got arrested for pointing a laser at the O.C. Sheriff’s helicopter
https://www.facebook.com/OCSDAirSupport/videos/221532758728162/ A Santa Ana man learned the hard way that pointing a laser at a police helicopter is a very bad idea. On January 13, 2019, the O.C. Sheriff's Duke…
A suspicious package sickened four County workers at the O.C. Courthouse today
There was a commotion this afternoon at about 2 p.m. at the Orange County Courthouse as several County workers had to be treated for symptoms related to the opening of…
Five O.C. Sheriff’s Deputies were attacked by inmates at the OC Central Men’s Jail on Thursday
A scary situation developed at the Orange County Central Men's Jail, which is located in Santa Ana at 550 N Flower St., this Thursday morning, at around 7:30 a.m., as…
The OC Sheriff is investigating reports of a suspect with a weapon near Hewes Middle School
As I was coming back from dropping off my son at Foothill High School, in Tustin, this morning, I wondered why so many police cars were speeding by me, on…
Man arrested for possession of explosives in Tustin
[caption id="attachment_72979" align="aligncenter" width="256"] Kevin Sean Welch[/caption] Man arrested for possession of explosives in Tustin TUSTIN, Ca. (November 15, 2018) - A man was arrested at his residence in unincorporated…
Off duty Costa Mesa Fire Dept. Captain badly injured by a suspected DUI driver while bike riding
[caption id="attachment_72769" align="aligncenter" width="235"] Captain Mike Kreza with Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue[/caption] JOINT STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCSD Investigating Major Accident involving Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Captain MISSION…
Two homeless O.C. men arrested with thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen tools and equipment
Two arrested after OCSD uncovers stolen tools and equipment stashed in homeless encampment MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Oct. 12, 2018) - Two men are in custody after Orange County Sheriff’s deputies…
A Mexican police officer was arrested on the 5 Fwy. with a lot of meth in his car
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Self-identified police officer from Mexico arrested for transporting more than 50 lbs. of meth SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 10, 2018)- On October 9, 2018, the Orange…
A suspect was killed in Santa Ana last night after crashing into a tree during a police pursuit
[embed]https://youtu.be/60QIUzglaK0[/embed] A pollice pursuit left one person dead and another two injured following a crash after police tried to conduct a routine traffic stop on Tuesday night in the Tustin…
Orange County will install new fences to keep the homeless out of the flood control channels
[caption id="attachment_71927" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Current fencing at Fisher Park[/caption] Public Safety: Orange County Installs Secure Fencing at 24 Sites along Flood Control Channels to Prevent Homeless Encampments Santa Ana, California…