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NEWS RELEASE: Sheriff’s Department receives grant to fight alcohol-related harm

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Aug. 6, 2020): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a $97,500 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to address alcohol...

NEWS RELEASE: OCSD to conduct Motorcycle Safety Enforcement

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Aug. 5, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Saturday, Aug. 8, in the city of San Juan Capistrano looking...

OCSD deployment of Naloxone set to double for fifth year in a row

SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 30, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s deployment of Naloxone, an opioid antagonist that can be effective in opioid overdose, has continued to...

NEWS RELEASE: Motorcycle Safety Enforcement in Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (July 27, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Wednesday, July 29, in the city of Lake Forest looking for...

NEWS RELEASE: OCSD to hold DUI checkpoint in Mission Viejo

MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (July 27, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, July 31, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an...

NEWS RELEASE: The Sheriff’s Department Working to Curb Distracted Driving

SAN CLEMENTE, Ca. (July 24, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. View PDF

NEWS RELEASE: Investigators look to identify assault suspect

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (July 22, 2020) – Sheriff’s Department investigators are looking to identify a man suspected of assaulting and attempting to sexually assault a 48-year-old...

NEWS RELEASE: In-custody death at Theo Lacy Facility

SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 22, 2020) – At approximately 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange was pronounced deceased at a local hospital...

NEWS RELEASE: Investigators arrest man suspected of felony hit and run in Laguna Hills

LAGUNA HILLS, Ca. (July 21, 2020) – Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Reconstruction Team (MART) on Saturday, July 18, arrested a driver...