SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 16, 2020): Based on recommendations from local, state and federal health authorities, and as part of the department’s ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Sheriff’s Department will temporarily suspend public visitation and inmate programming at all Orange County Jail facilities.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 16, 2020): Earlier today, Sheriff Don Barnes issued directives and implemented a strategy for decreasing potential COVID-19 exposure to the community and Department personnel. “Our foremost responsibility is to keep the community safe, while implementing precautionary measures to safeguard the health of the public who rely on our service and the members of the department who respond to their call,” said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes.

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Join us at 11 locations throughout Orange County on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. to dispose of unwanted, used and expired prescription medication. Free and anonymous, no questions asked. We will not be accepting “sharps.” 

Dana Point Dana Point City Hall 33282 Golden Lantern St. Dana Point, CA 92629

Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Comm. Center 25555 Alicia Pkwy. Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Laguna Niguel Laguna Niguel City Hall 30111 Crown Valley Pkwy. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Laguna Woods St. Nicholas Catholic Church 24252 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods, CA 92637

Lake Forest Lake Forest Civic Center 100 Civic Center Dr. Lake Forest, CA 92630

Mission Viejo Mission Viejo City Hall 200 Civic Center Mission Viejo, CA 92691

RSM RSM City Hall 22112 El Paseo Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Rossmoor Rush Park 3021 Blume Drive Rossmoor, CA 90720

San Clemente San Clemente City Hall 910 Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

Villa Park Villa Park City Hall 17855 Santiago Blvd. Villa Park, CA 92861

Yorba Linda Yorba Linda Police Services 20994 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda, CA 92887

SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 13, 2020): Based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as part of the department’s ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Sheriff’s Department will temporarily suspend inmate visitation at all Orange County Jail facilities, with the exception of attorney visitation. The temporary suspension will be in effect from Saturday, March 14, through Monday, March 16. The Sheriff’s Department on March 16 will reassess whether to extend the suspension.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 13, 2020): If you plan to have a few cheers for St. Patrick’s Day, remember to plan ahead and have a designated sober driver take you home.St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are one of the biggest drinking nights of the year, which makes it all the more important to let someone who has not been drinking take you home.To help keep the public safe, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol this St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

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STANTON, Ca. (March 13, 2020) – The Sheriff’s Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws, rules and responsibilities.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 13, 2020): Based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as part of the department’s ongoing COVID-19 prevention efforts, the Sheriff’s Department will temporarily suspend inmate visitation at all Orange County Jail facilities, with the exception of attorney visitation.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (March 12, 2020): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is requesting all potential jail visitors to evaluate the necessity of their visit and limit non-essential jail visits to reduce the possibility of exposure to COVID-19, also known as novel Coronavirus.

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On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at about 9:12 am, Lake Forest Police Services personnel were dispatched to the Walgreen’s on Muirlands Blvd reference a possible robbery in progress. Units arrived on the scene as the suspects fled the store and drove away in a white Nissan Rogue with no license plates.$0$0$0Deputies pursued the vehicle through the city as the suspects drove toward the 5 freeway and El Toro Rd. The suspect's vehicle turned onto northbound Bridger where the driver attempted to reverse course. As Deputies approached the suspect vehicle, two of the suspects fled the car and ran toward the area of Gowdy and Cavanaugh. The suspect's vehicle was struck by a patrol car, preventing the driver of the car from escaping on foot. That suspect was taken into custody and found to have a loaded firearm on his person. $0$0Simultaneously two separate foot pursuits were taking place while the suspect in the vehicle was taken into custody. One suspect was apprehended in Cavanaugh Park by responding units. The third suspect fled through the residential neighborhood but was caught a short time later running across El Toro Rd., near Rockfield Blvd. All three have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and will be booked into Orange County Jail. No Deputies, nor suspects were injured as a result of this call.

On July 23, 2017  deputies were involved in a use of force in the city of Dana Point. The use of force was determined to be within policy. Link to responsive records- https://cpraazlrshotprod1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/cpraprod1/Mediazip/UOF/UOF.17-028673.zip Please note that due to the size of the files, and depending on download speeds, it could take several minutes for the files to open.

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