County leaders just appointed a new head of the Office of Independent Review after admitting it doesn’t really do anything.
Tag: Office of Independent Review
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Orange County’s Law Enforcement Watchdog Once Again Rudderless
After three years at the helm, Robert Faigin quietly stepped away at the start of this month from a department that published less than half a dozen reports while he was in charge.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
What Is Orange County’s Law Enforcement Watchdog Investigating?
After over a year, the new head of the county’s Office of Independent Review has issued one report on an issue investigators admit they were never asked to look into.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Will OC’s New Police ‘Watchdog’ Be Proactive and Transparent? His Background is Sparking Questions
State auditors have raised concerns about unusually high jail deaths under Robert Faigin’s watch as the San Diego sheriff’s top attorney.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Hernández and Tran: Orange County Deserves a Fair and Impartial OIR Director, Robert Faigin is Not It
Under a veil of secrecy and without any public input, the Orange County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has appointed a new Executive Director of the Office of Independent Review (OIR), and he’s the former attorney for the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
An OC Supervisor Gutted the Watchdog Office for Probing Sheriff, Says Grand Jury Report
A new report released today by the Grand Jury found that an unnamed OC Supervisor put a hiring freeze on the Office of Independent Review after they called out the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
Left Without Leadership, What Happens Now To Orange County’s Only Police Watchdog Agency?
Right now, no one is in charge of the Office of Independent Review. Meanwhile, taxpayers have shelled out $40 million over the last decade over lawsuits against the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
DA’s Racial Remarks in Death Penalty Case Are Being Probed by OC’s Law Enforcement Watchdog
DA Todd Spitzer is promising to cooperate with the investigation by the Office of Independent Review (OIR). “The allegations are quite serious,” said the OIR’s director.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
No DA Decision, Some Reflection More Than A Year After OC Sheriff’s Dept. Killed Kurt Reinhold
September marked the one-year anniversary of Kurt Reinhold’s death. Much about the consequential killing remains unresolved.
Posted inCountywide
Two OC Supervisors Back Scathing Report on Sheriff Training as Taxpayers Pay Millions for Lawsuits
Excessive force claims have cost Orange County taxpayers over $13 million in payouts over the last decade, with total sheriff lawsuit payouts topping $40 million, according to county data.
