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Yorba Linda deputies report fewer burglaries, focus on e-bike safety and wildfire readiness
Summary
Captain Wigginton presented the 2025 law enforcement annual report citing reductions in burglaries and auto thefts, 212 priority-1 calls with a 4:42 average response, and enforcement efforts including e-bike citations and coordination with the Orange County Fire Authority on wildfire preparedness.
Captain Wigginton delivered the Yorba Linda law enforcement annual report, summarizing 2025 public-safety activity and program priorities.
Key statistics included a population figure cited by the captain (66,489) and a slight reduction in total calls for service year over year with 212 priority-1 calls averaging about 4 minutes, 42 seconds response time. The department reported reductions in commercial burglaries (28%) and residential burglaries (5%), fewer auto thefts for 2025 but noted three recent vehicle thefts in the prior week. Deputies made arrests in a range of incidents — including the apprehension and sentencing of a suspect convicted in a case involving an individual posing as a coach — and reported 113 drug-related arrests and 43 firearms collected (some as evidence, others surrendered or held for safekeeping).
The captain described a recent emphasis on e-bike safety: the council-adopted municipal code section for e-bikes (10.80.030) led to citations and a small number of impounded illegal electric motorcycles; the department held public e-bike safety presentations at the library and community center and presented school outreach. He also emphasized continued joint training and coordination with the Orange County Fire Authority on wildfire and emergency preparedness.
Council members thanked the captain and praised public-safety outcomes; questions focused on vandalism drivers and the types of incidents counted in the vandalism category. Captain Wigginton said vandalism incidents were varied (golf course damage by e-bikes, items thrown from parking structures, and juvenile mischief) and that the figure reflected an aggregate of behaviors.
