The election comes after years of controversy and scandal for the retiring Sheriff, Sandra Hutchens.
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Wright: Don Barnes, the Right Choice for Sheriff
Larry Wright, with a 40 year background as a military officer and corporate security manager makes a case as to why Don Barnes should be the next Sheriff of Orange County,
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Jail Phone Privacy Violations Prompt OC to Consider New Vendor
The vendor, Global Tel-Link, potentially jeopardized criminal cases by improperly recording phone calls between attorneys and their clients.
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County Names Candidates and Donors Who May Have Exceeded Campaign Limits
Orange County officials released the names of six candidates and 18 donors involved in returned campaign donations that may have exceeded legal limits, after previously declining to make them public.
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At Least 150 OC Jail Inmates on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions and Treatment
Roughly 150 to 200 Orange County jail inmates are on a hunger strike to protest jailhouse conditions, according to two different estimates — one from the OC Sheriff’s Department and another from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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North OC Commits to 700 New Homeless Shelter Beds; South County Identifies Zero
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter two months ago called on south county cities to identify and develop additional shelter beds, and gave them until Wednesday to identify locations.
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Barnes Ends Election Night With Majority of Votes in Sheriff’s Race
Republican Undersheriff Donald Barnes is close to winning the Sheriff’s race outright, ending election night with 50.7 percent of votes, according to results posted by the Registrar of Voters 1 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Will the CA Attorney General Act on the Jailhouse Snitch Scandal?
Complicated investigations can several take years, but a deadline is looming: the expiration of the three-year statute of limitations on state perjury charges against three Sheriff’s deputies who are accused of lying under oath about their work with informants during testimonies in 2014 and 2015.
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OC Grapples With $33 Million in Sheriff Cost Overruns
The mid-year overruns could end up eating into millions of dollars in county discretionary money that could pay for other services, according to budget documents.
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Candidates File to Run For DA, Sheriff & County Supervisor
Orange County’s top law enforcement jobs could be hotly contested races this year as four candidates, including District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, are running for DA and three contenders want to replace Sandra Hutchens as Sheriff.
