On November 5 at 1:45am, an alert security officer reported a burglary in progress at a retail store at the 18300 block of Imperial Highway in Yorba Linda. Responding deputies located two suspect vehicles described by the security officer, a gray BMW and white Ford Mustang. Deputies stopped the BMW...

Assistance from DNA Doe Project Reveals New Info about John Doe SANTA ANA, Ca. (November 10, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division, in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), have released newly updated images in hope to identify a John Doe found...

SANTA ANA, Ca. (November 10, 2020): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $117,000 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 testing...

ORANGE, Ca. (November 13, 2020) – A 35-year old male inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died yesterday at approximately 2 p.m. of a suspected suicide. The man was booked into the Orange County Jail by the Anaheim Police Department on Nov. 10, 2020, on multiple charges...

K9 Rex End Of Watch 11-16-20 The Orange County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit sadly announces the passing of K9 Rex. K9 Rex passed away early Monday morning with his handler at his side. K9 Rex began to show signs of an illness last week and was sent for treatment immediately...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (November 18, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, November 20, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Yorba Linda.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (November 20, 2020): Please see the statement from Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes regarding the Governor’s modified stay-at-home orders.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Nov. 25, 2020): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating next-of-kin for a man found deceased on November 12, 2020 in the area of the train tracks along San Clemente State Beach.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 5, 2020): Below please find a statement from Sheriff Don Barnes. “2020 has been a difficult year for all of us in many ways. The pandemic, civil unrest, and fires have affected us all.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (December 8, 2020): Effective immediately and until further notice, Sheriff Don Barnes issued directives for decreasing potential COVID-19 exposure to the community and department personnel. “Our foremost responsibility is to keep the community safe,” said Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes. “These precautionary measures will safeguard the health of the public who rely on our service and the members of the department who respond to their call.”