Category: Orange County Sheriff’s Department

6 Restaurants Burglarized in Rancho Santa Margarita, One in Mission Viejo

A coordinated theft, with the use of power tools, occurred March 11 between 4 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. as at least two suspects broke into six restaurants in Rancho Santa Margarita and one in Mission Viejo. The suspects are still at large, according to authorities. Restaurant surveillance footage captured at least two suspects who used…


Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies Foil Attempted Escape

SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County jail inmate attempted to escape from the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana Jan. 28, but quick-thinking deputies foiled the plan, authorities said. The inmate was dressed in civilian clothes in what’s called a “control area” of the jail, where visitors enter and exit, at about 6 a.m. or 7…


Man Arrested in Woman’s 2022 Killing at Laguna Niguel Hotel After Months of Investigation

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A man sought by authorities for months has been arrested in the 2022 killing of a woman at a hotel in Laguna Niguel, authorities said Feb. 18. David Moreno, 38, of San Juan Capistrano was arrested Friday after homicide detectives “conducted an exhaustive and thorough investigation,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Department wrote on…


Off-Duty Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Lake Elsinore Crash

An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a single-vehicle crash Feb. 9 in Lake Elsinore, leaving behind a wife and 1-month-old child, according to officials. Deputy Brian Haney, who worked patrol in San Juan Capistrano, was on his way home from a shift when the fatal crash occurred, according to officials. “We are…


Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck by Car, Stabbed in Dana Point

DANA POINT, Calif.—A bicyclist died after being struck by a car and stabbed while riding along Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point on Feb. 2. The collision occurred at about 3 p.m. at Crown Valley Parkway and Pacific Coast Highway, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Michael Woodroof said. The driver of a white Lexus hit…


Doctor Dies After Being Struck by Car, Stabbed in Dana Point

DANA POINT, Calif.—A Long Beach man has been booked on suspicion of murder for allegedly hitting a bicyclist—an Orange County doctor—with his car on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point and then stabbing the man, who later died at a hospital. The attack occurred for unknown reasons at about 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at the…


Suspects Burglarize 9 Businesses in 3 Orange County Cities Early Wednesday

Three suspects were believed to have burglarized nine businesses in south Orange County on Jan. 11 between midnight and 2 a.m., according to authorities. The targeted businesses were all food establishments within strip malls, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Mike Woodruff told The Epoch Times. He said five businesses in Rancho Santa Margarita, two…


California High School Teacher Arrested for Lewd Texts With Minor

NORTH TUSTIN, Calif.—Foothill High School history teacher Roger Kavigan, 55, of Long Beach was arrested Nov. 23 for allegedly sending lewd text messages to a minor, authorities say. This comes after a video surfaced on social media Nov. 18 of a male subject confronting Kavigan over the alleged inappropriate text messages, according to the Orange…


Man Pleads Guilty to Train Station Bomb Threat in Laguna Niguel

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 64-year-old man pleaded guilty Nov. 21 to making a bomb threat against the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink station and was sentenced to time served in jail. Norman Emil Simpson was accused of making the bomb threat while at the train station at 28200 Forbes Road about 8:30 a.m. Oct. 22, according to…


OC Extends Program for Inmates to Rehabilitate Through Training Dog

The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 18 unanimously agreed to extend for three years a dog-training program that focuses on inmate rehabilitation. The program—operated by Cell Dogs, Inc.—has been conducted for about a year at the Theo Lacy Facility, a county jail in Orange. It was first started at the James A. Musick…