SANTA ANA, Ca. (August 19, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department would like members of the public to remain vigilant as investigators have seen an increase in thefts from distracted shoppers. Recent investigations show an increase in wallets and personal property being taken from purses while unsuspecting victims are distracted. In most cases, victims are followed through a store until the theft opportunity presents itself.
SAN CLEMENTE, Ca. (Aug. 17, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing.
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Aug. 14, 2020): While many of us have been staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is reminding everyone who needs to drive to do so while sober.“The dangers of drinking and driving are very real,” said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Brent Jasper. “That includes drugs that affect your ability to drive. Please be responsible and think of your family and friends before considering driving when you are not in a position to do so safely.”
YORBA LINDA, Ca. (Aug. 11, 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.
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 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.
MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing.
DANA POINT, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing.
So often in law enforcement deputies and dispatchers handle one lifesaving call only to move onto the next; leaving behind an unfinished story.
Sometimes there is no conclusion, no closure.
However, last month a group of Sheriff’s Department deputies and dispatchers received the happy ending they’d been missing from a March 29 call in Villa Park.
Dispatchers Wendy Jurgensen and Katie Howard fielded the call at about 2 a.m. on March 29 in response to a 62-year-old man unresponsive and possibly having a heart attack. They stayed on the phone, guiding family members on how to respond while quickly dispatching deputies to the location.
When Deputies Dominguez and Gardner arrived, the man wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. They pulled him from the bed and began multiple rounds of CPR until paramedics arrived to take over and transport the victim to the hospital.
The deputies didn’t know if their actions were enough. In the days that followed, they Googled his name to see if there were any news reports sharing the outcome from that night, but they didn’t find anything.
Sometimes no news is good news.
The deputies and dispatchers would learn their actions that day would mean the man – Bruce Furniss, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, husband and father of four – would survive.
Furniss, along with his wife and children, met with the deputies and dispatchers to express his gratitude for their actions that day.
He passed out mini bundt cakes to the group, wishing he could do more.
“I know this probably isn’t enough for saving my life, but I wanted to do something,” he told them.
The group said they were grateful the Furniss family took the time to reach out and meet with them.
“It was nice to see him,” said Deputy Gardner. “We never would have known if he survived. We always are just on to the next call.”
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (Aug. 7, 2020) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing.
DANA POINT, Ca. (Aug. 7, 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.
