the Bulletin March 2025

GOOD OBS Every day, deputies are proactively looking to make our communities safer. Here are a few examples out of patrol operations of deputies making great observations that led to arrests.

Laguna Hills deputies arrest burglary suspect On February 24, Laguna Hills deputies were on patrol when they located a probationer who matched the description of a suspect who recently stole from a retail store. When the deputies detained him and searched his belongings, they recovered the stolen items. The suspect was arrested and booked into Orange County Jail.

Rightful owner gets stolen e-bike back A Lake Forest deputy spotted a probationer who was in possession of a $2,000 stolen e-bike. The suspect was charged with theft and a probation hold, and the rightful owner was reunited with his bicycle.

Traffic stop in South Unincorporated yields loaded handgun and drug paraphernalia South Patrol deputies conducted a traffic stop on March 10 in Ladera Ranch and when the deputies searched the vehicle, they found a loaded 9mm handgun, illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia. They also learned the handgun did not belong to the driver. The driver was arrested and booked into jail.

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