SANTA ANA, Calif. (April 30, 2025) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is reminding drivers to always look twice for motorcycles. With the arrival of warmer weather, more motorcycles are taking to the roads, making it essential for everyone to stay alert to help reduce crashes and save lives. “Motorcycles...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (May 13, 2025) OC Sheriff investigators have identified an Oregon John Doe believed to be a victim of serial killer Randy Steven Kraft. In November 2023, OC Sheriff Cold Case investigators identified a deceased John Doe found in unincorporated Laguna Hills in 1974 as Michael Ray Schlicht...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (May 4, 2025) On Sunday, May 4, 2025, at about 2:40 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a shooting at the Canyon RV Park at Featherly Park near the intersection of Gypsum Canyon and the 91 freeway. Deputies secured the scene, and the Orange...

STANTON, Calif. (May 3, 2025) On Friday, May 2, 2025, at about 11 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles at the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Stanton.

DANA POINT, Calif. (May 7, 2025) On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, shortly before 12 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a single-vehicle traffic collision on Dana Point Harbor Drive in Dana Point. Deputies arrived and discovered that a pickup truck with six juveniles struck a tree. The juvenile driver...

Laguna Hills, Ca. (May 10, 2025): A deputy-involved shooting occurred this morning in a commercial parking lot in Laguna Hills. On Saturday, May 10, at 8:03 a.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call in the area of Ridge Route Drive and Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills. Multiple callers stated that a...

Mission Viejo, Ca . (June 17, 2025): On June 19, 2025, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law. Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (May. 17, 2025). – Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra officers on patrol Monday, May 19, in the City of Yorba Linda looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders.

DANA POINT, Calif. (May 20, 2025): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting that occurred on March 28, 2025, in Dana Point, Ca.

San Juan Capistrano, Ca.(May 23, 2025), The Orange County Sheriff’s will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law.