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National Teen Driver Safety Week: Parents Are Key to Keeping Teens Safe Behind the Wheel

SANTA ANA, Ca . (Oct. 16, 2024): National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 20-26. During this week, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their teens about following the rules of the road and how safe driving can help save lives. Car crashes are...

OC Sheriff to test emergency mass notification system, Alert OC

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 16, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will test its emergency mass notification system, AlertOC, at 10:17 a.m. Oct. 17 with a test emergency alert that will be sent to residents’ mobile devices and home phones. The test will replicate a large-scale, multi-jurisdictional emergency requiring thousands...

OC Sheriff mourns the loss of former Sheriff Brad Gates

SANTA ANA, Ca. (October 25, 2024): Please see the attached statement from Sheriff Barnes: “Orange County has lost a legend and our department has lost one of our most beloved family members. Sheriff Brad Gates passed away this morning at the age of 85. “Sheriff Gates’ six terms in office...

Office of Traffic Safety Awards $610,000 Grant to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for Traffic Enforcement Program to Increase Safety on Roads

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Oct. 30, 2024) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. The...

Orange County Sheriff’s Department Awarded DUID Testing and Training Grant

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Nov. 7, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $154,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for training and enhanced drug impaired driving testing. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will use the funding to facilitate the efficient...

OCSD to conduct Motorcycle Safety Enforcement in Stanton

STANTON, Ca. (November 9, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Monday, November 11, in the city of Stanton looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many road users...

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation Planned for Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills, Ca. (November 12, 2024): – 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. On Thursday, November 14, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...

Department Statement Regarding Election Security

OC Sheriff remains dedicated to security of election process and election workers. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OC Sheriff) works with the Orange County Registrar of Voters (ROV) throughout the election season to protect ballot collection sites, escort workers with collected ballots and maintain security at the ROV office. OC...

Sheriff’s Department Working to Curb Distracted Driving in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Ca. (November 13, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Friday, November 15, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Investigators seek information in bank robbery in Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Oct. 18, 2024): Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators are seeking the public’s assistance to track down additional information and witnesses in an Oct. 17 bank robbery. At 12:03 p.m. on Oct. 17, Orange County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Chase Bank off Portola Parkway and Bake...