Armed Orange County bank robbery suspect arrested
LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Dec. 13, 2024): On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, Orange County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Edward Eugene Redd, 49, of Lake Forest, on suspicion of robbing a Chase Bank…
One year of smoother sailing on OC’s I-405
ORANGE – One year after the completion of the I-405 Improvement Project, drivers are experiencing easier and quicker commutes along one of the most heavily traveled stretches of highway in…
Costa Mesa man gets 181 months in prison for ripping off $17M from elderly investors
A Costa Mesa man was sentenced today to 181 months in federal prison for running fraudulent investment schemes that raised more than $17 million by promising investors – several of…
The O.C. Probation Department’s Division Director receives statewide recognition
Orange County, Calif. – December 9, 2024 – The Orange County Probation Department’s Division Director Scott Chandler was recognized at the 2024 Annual Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) Awards…
O.C. orthodontist charged with felonies for molesting a little boy and child porn possession
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A San Clemente orthodontist has been charged with multiple felonies for molesting a young boy beginning when the boy was just four years old and possessing…
O.C. fraudster arrested at a storage facility in Irvine had credit card skimming devices
Last night, the Irvine Police Department's Directed Enforcement Team (DET) arrested a self-proclaimed “Fraud God.” DET made contact with him outside a storage facility on Warner and found him carrying…
O.C. Deputies pulled over a driver and found a stolen gun and ammo
On December 2, just after 3:00 p.m., an O.C. Sheriff training team made a routine traffic stop at Lake Forest Dr and Regency. The deputies spotted an open can of…
White supremacist gang member charged with murder after setting a fire and then killing a bystander during a police pursuit
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A documented white supremacist gang member with six prior strikes has been charged with murder in connection with a high-speed police pursuit that left an innocent…
A convicted felon was arrested for trafficking a minor in Anaheim
On November 21, 2024, Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force Investigators, with help from the FBI, rescued a 17-year-old girl being trafficked for commercial s*x just four hours after receiving…
Sewage spill leads to an O.C. ocean water closure
(Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division has closed the open coastal area from 1,500 feet upcoast of the Salt Creek to 1,500 feet downcoast…
Drugs seized from an armed suspect who was arrested after an O.C. traffic stop
During a traffic stop on November 27, at approximately 10:40 PM near El Toro Road and Rockfield Boulevard, Deputies stopped a driver operating a vehicle with a suspended license according…
A wanted man was arrested again in Lake Forest and a stolen car was recovered
On November 27, at around 9:00 PM, deputies located a reported stolen vehicle in a parking lot on Portola Parkway, according to the OC Sheriff's Lake Forest Services. The Lake…
An alleged DUI driver rammed a police car and was fatally shot in north Orange County
On November 28, 2024, at approximately 4:42 p.m., police officers were notified of a possible DUI driver in the area of Lambert and the 57 Freeway, according to the Brea…
The OC Community Foundation marks 35 years of impact in O.C. and beyond
IRVINE, Calif. (Nov. 25, 2024) — The Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing community foundations, celebrated a milestone anniversary with an inspiring event highlighting…
The first case of sexually transmitted ringworm has been identified in Orange County
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recently identified the first case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes (TMVII) in Orange County. TMVII is a recently emerged cause of dermatophyte (e.g. ringworm, or tinea)…