A judge will decide whether to unseal records about a deputy who was found to have made false statements about evidence in 74 different reports.
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OC Supervisors Stay Silent on Evidence Misconduct Revelations While Authorizing More Sheriff Spending
While authorizing new spending this week for the Sheriff’s Department, county supervisors continue to remain silent about mounting revelations of Sheriff’s Department evidence booking misconduct that could weaken thousands of criminal cases.
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At Least 91 Convictions Involved Missing Evidence, DA Says, Casting Doubt on Sheriff’s Statements
An ongoing review by prosecutors – as well as court documents – are prompting questions about whether Orange County’s top law enforcement officer has been telling the whole truth.
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Sheriff Officials Buried Misconduct Reports, Ex-Sergeant Testified
And audit found that more than 60 reports alleging misconduct or crimes by sheriff officials had not been not investigated, Sgt. William West said in testimony reported by the Orange County Register.
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OC Sheriff Kept Evidence Booking Crisis Secret for Almost Two Years
Sheriff Don Barnes’ spokeswoman declined to say why county supervisors and the district attorney weren’t told of the scale of the issue sooner.
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OC Mental Health Jail Expansion Draws Pushback and Debate
There was no discussion of how much money would be devoted to the plan or how many doctors or nurses would be treating inmates. Answers weren’t provided after the meeting.
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OC Approves $151 Million in Sheriff’s Deputy Raises
County supervisors approved the raises without public discussion Tuesday.
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Rackauckas Secretly Cleared Deputies Accused of Lying About Informants
Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas quietly decided last year to not have prosecutors tell defense attorneys about 10 sheriff deputies suspected of lying about or concealing records about jail informants.
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OC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations
The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change.
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Supervisors Silent on Immigration Debate Over Inmate Transfers to ICE
The state-mandated forum brought out more than two dozen public speakers who supported and opposed the Sheriff’s Department’s involvement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
