Lake Forest, Ca. (February 2, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Friday, February 4, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Stanton, Ca. (February 1, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, February 3, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that is...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (February 1, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, February 3, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (February 1, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, February 3, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (February 2, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Friday, February 4, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Yorba Linda, Ca. (February 8, 2022): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Thursday, February 10, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Ca. (February 28, 2022): The City of San Juan Capistrano has selected Captain Justin Montano as its Chief of Police Services. “I am honored to serve as the next Chief of Police Services and am grateful for the opportunity,” Captain Montano said. “I look forward to working...

ALISO VIEJO, Ca. (February 28, 2022): The city of Aliso Viejo has selected Captain Scott Merrill to serve as the new Chief of Police Services. “I have had the opportunity to serve the City of Aliso Viejo in a variety of assignments in my time with the Sheriff’s Department, and...

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (March 1, 2022): Today, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department released a Critical Incident Video depicting the deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Foothill Ranch, a community located in the city of Lake Forest, Calif., on January 19, 2022. In order to foster greater public trust with the community...

​​​​​​​ORANGE, Ca. (March 8, 2022) – On Monday, March 7, 2022, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died of unknown causes.