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…
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 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…
Former O.C. Sheriff’s Deputy convicted after stealing a credit card from a suspect
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty today to filing a false police report in connection with taking a credit card from a suspect. She…
Former O.C. Deputy Sheriff indicted for stealing guns and burglarizing the home of a deceased man
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple felonies in connection with breaking into the Yorba Linda home…