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Orange County Sheriff reports improved emergency response times, warns of phone impersonation fraud

Villa Park City Council · October 29, 2025
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Summary

Captain Sotelo told the Villa Park City Council that calls for service totaled 317 in the reporting period, that priority 1 response times have decreased into the 3-minute range, and warned residents about a fraud scheme in which callers impersonate law enforcement and demand gift cards.

Captain Sotelo of the Orange County Sheriff's Department presented the department's monthly statistics covering Sept. 23 through Oct. 26 and urged residents to verify any unexpected calls requesting money.

"I will be going over the stats for the month covering September 23 through October 26," Captain Sotelo said as he opened his report. He said the department responded to 317 calls for service during the period and generated 11 criminal or informational reports. The data…

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