An inmate at Theo Lacy died of a suspected suicide
SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 3, 2021) – On Thursday, December 2, 2021, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died of a suspected suicide. The inmate was…
A janitor allegedly took pictures of women using a restroom at an O.C. Courthouse
Three female lawyers are alleging that a janitor at the Orange County Courthouse took pictures of them while they were in the restroom. Unbelievably the allegations date back to the…
An inmate at the O.C. Intake Release Center died on Nov. 14
SANTA ANA, Ca. (November 15, 2021) – On November 14, 2021, a male inmate in his 40s housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died after being found…
Former O.C. Deputy Sheriff pleads guilty to filing a false police report
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report in connection with failing to properly book…
An Anaheim man overdosed at the Theo Lacy jail
SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 20, 2021) – On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died of a suspected overdose. The inmate was…
Infant born prematurely to Orange County Jail inmate dies
SANTA ANA, Ca. – An in-custody death of an infant occurred at Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, CA on September 27. On September 19, a pregnant inmate…
Review of the OC Sheriff’s Department use-of force policies finds them to be dangerous and poorly conceived
(Santa Ana, CA) — The Orange County Office of Independent Review (OIR), a government oversight body charged with ensuring transparency and accountability across five justice-related agencies, issued a public report…
Suspect in violent carjacking of elderly O.C. couple extradited from Florida
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man suspected in a violent carjacking of an elderly couple in Lake Forest last year has been extradited from Florida to face felony charges. One…
A dead man was found in a lake at Mile Square Park
At 10:45 Friday morning, an OC Parks’ ranger discovered a body in the north lake at Mile Square Park. Fountain Valley Police and Fire along with OC Sheriff’s responded and…
In-custody death of an inmate at the Theo Lacy Facility
SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 2, 2021) – A 39-year-old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died Thursday evening at a local hospital. The death is not…
A Santa Ana man died at the O.C. Intake Release Center of a suspected suicide
SANTA ANA, Ca. (June 1, 2021) –A 32-year-old male inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana died the evening of May 30, 2021 of a suspected suicide.…
DUI driver arrested in Santa Ana after a police pursuit and a collision
On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:22 PM, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Orange Police Department were in pursuit of a white pick-up truck. During the pursuit, a…
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…
