Independence Day and its festivities are right around the corner! While fireworks are a customary part of the celebration, a lack of safety when using them could lead to serious injury. In 2018 between June 22 and July 22, there were 5,600 fireworks-related injuries that resulted in emergency room visits...

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Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested two men suspected of robbing one victim and attempting to rob another Sunday night in Lake Forest. Just after 9 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 23000 block of Orange Avenue after a caller reported a man approached him, pulled a handgun and demanded...

Homicide investigators have arrested a suspect accused of stabbing a juvenile yesterday morning in Aliso Viejo. If you have information regarding this incident, contact OC Sheriff Dispatch at 714-647-7000 or OC Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

So often in law enforcement deputies and dispatchers handle one lifesaving call only to move onto the next; leaving behind an unfinished story. Sometimes there is no conclusion, no closure. However, last month a group of Sheriff’s Department deputies and dispatchers received the happy ending they’d been missing from a...

The Orange County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help identifying a suspect who robbed a Lake Forest bank on April 26, 2018 in the 23000 block of El Toro Road. The suspect walked into the bank at about 2:20 p.m., demanded money and left with an undisclosed amount of...

The Orange County Sheriff Department’s K9 Unit is saddened to announce the passing of retired Police Service Dog, Noa. The 15-year-old Belgian Malinois passed away Monday, April 22, after a long and successful career with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. PSD Noa received her initial training in Europe before joining...

When Deputy Ricketts first was assigned to San Juan Capistrano Police Services about a year ago he had heard tales of a caper who would sneak into horse stables at night, take a horse for a ride, then return the horse safely. Although never proven to be true, the horse...

Approximately 10 times a day, someone is a victim of vehicle-related property crime in Orange County, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Crime Analysis Detail. From January to June, the department has seen an overall increase in vehicle-related crime in OCSD’s jurisdiction with 1,880...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, Aug. 3, arrested a 27-year-old-man suspected of jumping off Newport Beach’s Lido Bridge and landing on a passing vessel, injuring a 66-year-old woman. OCSD Harbor Patrol responded to the incident at approximately 2:10 p.m. on July 24. A video capturing the incident was...