The Orange County Sheriff's Department is partnering with Vanguard University for a unique college course experience behind the walls of the Intake Release Center.

There are the calls that test them. Every dispatcher is guaranteed to receive that first call that challenges their resolve for navigating someone else’s worst imaginable day. Dispatcher Katie Howard received one such call in her first week off training. A mother had inadvertently fell asleep on her seven-week-old baby...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Enforcement Unit (MEU) is saddened to announce the tragic passing of Police Service Horse Cloud after he suffered a medical emergency during monthly training on Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Riverside County. Cloud’s passing is the first on-duty MEU death in the nearly 50-year history...

A man suspected of committing a robbery at a Yorba Linda commercial business Tuesday night is in custody after several residents spotted the suspect and notified the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. At about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Sheriff’s Department received reports of a male subject, who had...

On April 24, 2019 just before 1 a.m., Deputy Dean and her partner were dispatched to Anaheim reference a person not breathing. Upon arrival, they discovered an elderly man lying on the bedroom floor. The man was not breathing and did not have a pulse. The victim’s son told Deputy...

The Orange County Sheriff's Department Traffic Division will hold a DUI checkpoint in Mission Viejo on Friday.

As Independence Day nears, Sheriff’s Department officials are expressing concern about the steep increase in illegal firework calls and what that could mean for community safety. Calls regarding illegal fireworks are up nearly 300 percent across Orange County compared to last year, according to data collected by law enforcement agencies...

Teachers and administrators aren’t the only ones hard at work in the summer months in preparation for the upcoming school year. Every summer, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Officers participate in specialized training that helps keep campuses and students safe. This year, for the first time, the 16...

Hiking, mountain biking and exploring Orange County’s remote areas remain favorite summer outings for many local families. In recent months, we’ve seen increased activity on local trails as families find socially distanced activities in light of COVID-19 guidelines. Every summer, the OCSD Aviation Support Bureau partners with the Orange County...

A 24-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder after a March 2017 traffic collision that killed a 33-year-old woman. At approximately midnight on March 25, 2017, deputies responded to reports of an injury traffic collision on Alicia Parkway at Althea Avenue in the city of Mission Viejo. Upon...