Mission Viejo, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2025): On Nov. 10, 2025, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-…

DANA POINT, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2025) On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near…

Lake Forest, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2025):  On Nov. 17, 2025, the Orange County Sheriff’s will conduct an enforcement operation focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law.…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Nov. 13, 2025): A recently released report from the Orange County shows there were 407 fentanyl-related deaths in 2024, down from 613 deaths in 2023. The numbers reported so…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2025) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced today that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing…

On January 20, 2018 deputies were involved in a use of force in the city of Mission Viejo. The use of force was determined to be within policy. Training issues were identified and corrective action…

SANTA ANA, Ca. (May 27, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Civil Bureau, which serves civil evictions for all cities and unincorporated areas in the County of Orange, will resume court-…

LAGUNA HILLS, Ca. (July 21, 2020) – Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Major Accident Reconstruction Team (MART) on Saturday, July 18, arrested a driver suspected of hitting…

A 22-year-old man was arrested after attempting to defraud a rental car company Sunday night. Orange County Sheriff’s deputies at about 6 p.m. on March 11 responded to the Avis car rental desk…

LAKE FOREST, Ca. (July 17, 2020) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will have extra deputies out on patrol Monday, July 20, in the city of Lake Forest looking for violations made by drivers and…