9th Circuit Upholds Michael Carona’s Conviction
SANTA ANA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona’s conviction for witness tampering. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released its 21-page ruling on...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Sued By Convicted Drug Dealer
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A convicted drug dealer filed a suit Thursday against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and five deputies in federal court. Derek Salazar was allegedly beaten by the deputies on...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Breaking Into Ex’s Home, Stealing A Cuddle
ORANGE (CBS) — Who says men don’t like to cuddle? One man liked it so much, authorities say he broke into his former girlfriend’s home early Sunday and crawled into bed with her. Orange County...
View ArticleIntruder Shot, Killed After Breaking Into Dana Point Home
DANA POINT (CBS) — Orange County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday were investigating the fatal shooting of a man who apparently broke into a Dana Point home. The man, whose name was withheld pending...
View Article2 People Shot In Attempted Carjacking Near Garden Grove
GARDEN GROVE (CBS) — Authorities say two people inside a parked sport utility vehicle were shot and wounded in an attempted carjacking near Garden Grove. The couple told police that the shooting...
View ArticleOC Officials Investigate How Teens Were Found Having Sex In Co-Ed Juvenile Hall
ORANGE (CBS) — Authorities are investigating how two teens in custody for violent crimes were found having sex while in custody at Juvenile Hall. The two teenagers being housed in a co-ed facility were...
View Article2 Men Sought After Attempted Abduction In San Juan Capistrano
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (CBS) — Authorities say two men tried to abduct a 13-year-old boy Wednesday in San Juan Capistrano as he walked home from school. The boy was walking near Edgewood and Village roads...
View ArticleThief Accused Of Stealing Tide From Mission Viejo Vons
MISSION VIEJO (CBS) – A dirty trend has hit Orange County – inexplicably large thefts of Tide. Orange County Sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Ronald Ledesma was under the influence of...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Announces That She’s Battling Breast Cancer
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced that she has breast cancer and will continue to work, even as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment. At a news conference Monday,...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Discusses Her Breast Cancer Prognosis
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens discussed her ongoing battle with breast cancer with CBS2/KCAL9′s Michele Gile and how it has completely changed her outlook on life....
View ArticlePolice Arrest Student, 17, In Suspected Shooting Of Reserve Deputy, 50
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (CBSLA.com) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting of his father, an Orange County Reserve Deputy Sheriff. Officers were called to the scene of the family...
View ArticleManhunt Underway In Yorba Linda For Burglary Suspect Wearing A Boot Cast
YORBA LINDA (CBSLA.com) — A manhunt was underway in Yorba Linda Thursday for a residential burglary suspect witnesses say fled the scene in a boot cast. The Orange County Sheriff’s SWAT team set up a...
View ArticleOCSD: Son, 21, Fatally Shot Family In Mission Viejo Murder-Suicide
MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a 21-year-old Orange County man shot his family in a murder-suicide earlier this week. Michael Sheer killed his father, 55-year-old Mark Harrison Sheer; his...
View ArticleMan Injured In Ladera Ranch Deputy-Involved Shooting
LADERA RANCH (CBSLA.com) — A deputy-involved shooting was under investigation Monday in an upscale Orange County town, authorities said. The shooting happened around 10:20 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens To Retire
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced today she will not seek another term and plans to retire. Her announcement came hours after the American Civil Liberties Union of...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Blames Sanctuary State Law For Increase In Repeat Crimes By...
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — Since California became a sanctuary state in 2017, the number of inmates with immigration detainers being arrested again after being released from jail has jumped, according to a...
View ArticleSoCal ACLU Sues Orange County Sheriff To Reduce Inmate Population During...
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — The ACLU of Southern California filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Orange County Sheriff in an attempt to reduce the jail population during the coronavirus pandemic. The...
View ArticleOC Sheriff Suspends Use Of Carotid Restraint Hold
SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is suspending the use of the carotid control hold, effective immediately. In a press release Tuesday, the department said it will be...
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