Body 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...

Body 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...

Body Aliso Viejo, Ca. (November 13, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, November 15, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Aliso Viejo. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency...

Body 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...

Body 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...

Body San Clemente, Ca. (February 27, 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.

Body ORANGE, Ca. (Feb. 22, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday re-opened the newly revamped Firearms Training Center, which will provide safer and more effective training for Orange County’s law enforcement officers.

Body San Clemente, Ca. (Feb. 26, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Wednesday, February 28, in the city of San Clemente looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

Body San Juan Capistrano, Ca. (Feb. 27, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Thursday, February 29, in the city of San Juan Capistrano looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.

Body Mission Viejo, Ca. (March 6, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, March 8, in the city of Mission Viejo looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes.