Mission Viejo , Ca. (December 1, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, December 1, in the city of Mission Viejo looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state...
Yorba Linda, Ca. (December 11, 2023): – 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. On Wednesday, December 13, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...
Mission Viejo, Ca. (December 7, 2023): – 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. On Saturday, December 9, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...
Dana Point, Ca. (December 12, 2023): – 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. On Thursday, December 14, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...
Laguna Woods , Ca. (December 6, 2023): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Friday, December 8, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...
SANTA ANA, Ca. (Dec. 20, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $141,000 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...
Stanton, Ca. (December 13, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, December 15, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Stanton. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI...
Lake Forest , Ca. (December 16, 2023): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Monday, December 18, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...
Laguna Hills, Ca. (December 21, 2023): – 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. On Friday, December 22, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...
ORANGE, Ca. (March 9, 2024) – On Friday, March 8, 2024, an inmate housed at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange died in jail.