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 for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

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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 increase dramatically since 2015, with the number of doses administered in the first half of 2020 setting the stage for the Department to double every year since deputies began administering Naloxone.

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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 violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

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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 undisclosed location in the city of Mission Viejo.

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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.

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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 female victim.

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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.

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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 suspected of hitting and killing a pedestrian in a hotel parking lot and fleeing the scene.

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DANA POINT, Ca. (July 21, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, July 24, in the city of Dana Point looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

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SANTA ANA, Ca. (July 20, 2020) –At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19, an inmate housed at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana was pronounced deceased at a local hospital.

 

During a facility transfer on Saturday, July 18, deputies noticed the inmate wasn't feeling well and took him to be seen by Correctional Health Services. The inmate, a 57-year-old man, was then transferred to a local hospital yesterday and was pronounced deceased early this morning.

 

The inmate was booked into custody by the Orange Police Department on July 16, 2020 for a parole violation.

 

Preliminary, there are no suspicious circumstances and no signs of trauma to the decedent.  At the time of his death, the decedent was housed in a two-man cell and was not exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.

 

Per protocol, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office will investigate the in-custody death. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an in-custody death review. No additional information will be released at this time.  

 

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