LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.—A man has been arrested for allegedly making a series of threats involving Laguna Hills High School, authorities said June 5. Eugene Thomas Jenkins, 29, was arrested Saturday in the city of San Rafael and was booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of crimes including criminal threats, false report of a…
Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Laguna Hills High School Following Football Game
4 Deputies Hospitalized in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Yorba Linda
YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Police arrested a driver who they say crashed into several patrol cars, resulting in four Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies being sent to the hospital, in a multi-car crash in Yorba Linda. The crash was reported around 12:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Imperial Highway and Casa Loma Avenue, Orange County Sheriff’s…
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to Run Unchallenged for 2nd Term
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes is set to run for a second term unopposed, as no challengers filed paperwork by the March 11 deadline with the county’s Registrar’s Office to join the June 7 election. Barnes, who ran in 2018 while serving as the undersheriff and with close to 30 years of experience with the…
Deputies on Leave After Killing Armed Man During 3-Hour Standoff
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—Multiple Orange County Sheriff Deputies are on mandatory leave Feb. 11, after shooting and killing a man Feb. 10 after he, officials say, charged at them with a knife, after a three-hour standoff in a residential neighborhood. “[We] really worked very, very hard to bring yesterday’s incident to a peaceful resolve,” Sheriff spokesperson…
Orange County Hospital Receives 2nd Bomb Threat in One Week
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.—The Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat at Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, California, for the second time in one week. Deputies responded to the hospital at around 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 1 after an unidentified person called police, claiming there was a bomb at the location. After establishing…
Man Accused of Flying Drone Filled With Drugs Into Orange County Jail
A Costa Mesa, California, man has been accused of flying a drone filled with drugs into the Theo Lacy Jail Facility while coordinating with a female inmate through a phone inside the jail. The drone was originally found in the grass area inside the facility by an inmate worker two days after it crashed Sept….
Legal Wrangle Continues Over Possible Release of Orange County Prisoners
The fate of about 1,800 Orange County inmates remains unclear as legal proceedings continue into whether the prisoners should be released amidst an ongoing pandemic. During a Jan. 8 court hearing, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) answered questions regarding its plans to reduce a CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak among its prison populations….
Orange County Sheriff Prepares to Present Plan to Reduce COVID Cases
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will present its plan to mitigate a COVID-19 jail surge to an appeals judge Jan. 8 as it continues its fight to keep more than 1,000 inmates behind bars. “The sheriff believes that his plan is what is best for the Orange County community,” department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Breckner told The Epoch…
Orange County Sheriff Prepares to Make Case for Keeping Inmates Behind Bars
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will present its plan to mitigate a COVID-19 jail surge to an appeals judge Jan. 8 as it continues its fight to keep more than 1,000 inmates behind bars. “The sheriff believes that his plan is what is best for the Orange County community,” department spokesman Sgt. Dennis Breckner told The Epoch…
Orange County Sheriff Won’t Release Inmates, Despite Appeal Loss
More than one-third of Orange County’s jail population was COVID-19 positive Dec. 30, but Sheriff Don Barnes said he’ll fight the latest orders to release 1,800 inmates. Barnes was initially ordered Dec. 11 by an Orange County Supreme Court Judge to reduce the jail population by 50 percent. The sheriff responded to the order by…
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