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A probe into false statements by OC sheriff’s deputies escalated this summer, with a grand jury hearing testimony from a wide-ranging list of sheriff’s officials before indicting a deputy with a felony for filing a false police report.
Twelve people have died in Sheriff’s Department-run jails this year — more than in any of the last four years — and the OC Health Care Agency says no inmate has died from Coronavirus.
A flurry of recent felony charges against OC sheriff’s deputies – including falsifying police reports – is prompting questions about honesty and integrity lapses within the department.
Several county supervisors have been called out regarding their handling of the private jet contracts.
California regulators and local stakeholders are raising concerns over whether developers will ensure boating and harbor access to the general public – not just the wealthy.
Orange County police and sheriff’s deputies will have the ability to run fingerprints in the field among people they’re arresting or detaining.
Medical records allegedly show a cooperative prisoner was improperly shackled while giving birth to a stillborn baby in a hospital.
Santa Ana and San Clemente, cities in two different regions of Orange County, will debate the same component of affordable housing policies at different stages this week.
It’s the first set of probes the Office of Independent Review, which has sat vacant since 2018, has announced in years. An Aug. 27 report announced three investigations.
During the pandemic, the City of Anaheim’s code enforcement officers have had a very public presence throughout the city.