Body MEDAL OF COURAGE & LIFESAVING: Saved juvenile from jumping off a bridge On June 15, 2019 at approximately 1 a.m., Aliso Viejo deputies were dispatched to Alicia Parkway and California State Route 73 reference a juvenile who was threatening to jump from an overpass into oncoming traffic. Deputy Yannizzi was...

Body LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Sept. 5, 2018) – Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s DUI Enforcement Team will hold a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers as part of the department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. View PDF

Body SANTA ANA,Ca. (Jan. 23, 2018) -The Orange County Sheriff’s Department – OC Crime Lab has been awarded a $270,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for cannabinoid research and enhanced drug impaired driving testing. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will use the funding to facilitate the efficient...

Body $0MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Nov. 20, 2019) – Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. $0$0On Friday, Nov. 22, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone...

Body SAN JUANCAPISTRANO, Ca. (August 20, 2018) – Anin-custody death of a male subject occurred today following an altercation between the subject and deputies. At approximately 4:40 p.m. deputies were called to the 32000 block of Camino Capistrano in the city of San Juan Capistrano regarding a male who was acting...

Body MISSION VIEJO, Ca. (Aug. 10, 2020) – 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. View PDF

Body YORBA LINDA, Ca. (Aug. 11, 2020) – 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. View PDF

Body Forensic History: How the OC Crime Lab helped evidence mount against serial killer Randy Kraft On a non-descript stretch of freeway during a routine traffic stop, one of the nation’s most prolific serial killers was caught. Randy Kraft, convicted of murdering 16 men but suspected of having more than 60...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 16, 2018) - Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), continue to investigate the cause of an explosion at an Aliso Viejo business that killed one female and injured...

Body SANTA ANA, Ca. (February 6, 2019) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Coroner Division has positively identified the four decedents who died after a plane crashed into a single-family residence in Yorba Linda on Sunday, February 3. View PDF