Mission Viejo, Ca. (Nov. 21, 2024): Distracted driving is a dangerous and illegal behavior the Sheriff’s Department is working to deter drivers from doing. On Saturday, November 23, deputies will focus their efforts on drivers that are talking, texting, using an app or any other action on their phone that...

Dana Point, Ca. (November 23, 2024): – 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 Monday, November 25, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (Nov. 30, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Monday, December 2, 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, many...

Laguna Hills, Ca. (Dec. 4, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, December 6, in the city of Laguna Hills looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (Dec. 7, 2024): – 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 Monday, December 9, deputies will be looking for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians...

Santa Ana, Ca. (Dec. 11, 2024) – The holiday season can be dangerous for people on the roads. In December 2022 alone, 1,062 people were killed in the U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department wants to remind the public...

Lake Forest, Ca. (Dec. 11, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Wednesday, December 13, in the city of Lake Forest looking for violations made by drivers and motorcyclists that increase the risk of crashes. With nearly 900,000 registered motorcycles in the state, many...

Mission Viejo, Ca. (December 11, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Friday, December 13, 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, many...

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (Dec. 13, 2024): On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, Orange County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Edward Eugene Redd, 49, of Lake Forest, on suspicion of robbing a Chase Bank and discharging a firearm during the incident. The robbery occurred on Oct. 17, 2024, at the Chase Bank near Portola...

Stanton, Ca. (Dec. 11, 2024): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, December 13, 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...