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Crime Lab toxicology

The Crime Lab makes a difference by ... testing toxicology

In honor of National Forensic Science Week, the Orange County Crime Lab wants to educate the public on the many ways our work impacts the county and makes a difference in the life...
Lab technician holding equipment

The Crime Lab makes a difference by ... delving into DNA

In honor of National Forensic Science Week, the Orange County Crime Lab wants to educate the public on the many ways our work impacts the county and makes a difference in the life...
Image of sexual assault suspect. "Do you know me?"

OCSD looks to ID man suspected of sexually assaulting autistic male

On April 16, 2018, at approximately 1:15 p.m., an autistic adult male used the men’s restroom at the San Juan Capistrano Public Library. Just after the victim entered the restroom...
Orange County crime lab team inspecting evidence

The Crime Lab makes a difference by ... making a good impression.

In honor of National Forensic Science Week, the Orange County Crime Lab wants to educate the public on the many ways our work impacts the county and makes a difference in the life...
Afiff Doaifi mugshot

Driver arrested on suspicion of murder after excessive speed crash in Mission Viejo

A 24-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder after a March 2017 traffic collision that killed a 33-year-old woman. At approximately midnight on March 25, 2017, deputies...
Finger print dust and brush

The Crime Lab makes a difference by ... leaving an imprint on the criminal justice system

In honor of National Forensic Science Week, the Orange County Crime Lab wants to educate the public on the many ways our work impacts the county and makes a difference in the life...

NEWS RELEASE: DUI checkpoint planned for Lake Forest this weekend

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Sept. 5, 2018) – Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest...
2,420 pounds of drugs off the streets! Street value $13.2 million

What do we do with all the drugs?

Every year, thousands of pounds and millions of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs are confiscated during investigations throughout Orange County. But when the case has closed and...

OCSD launches new school safety initiative

With 13contract cities and Orange County’s unincorporated areas, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is responsible for the safety of students and staff for more than 125 public...