The Office of Independent Review found various issues where some training instructors diminish policy or endorse mistreatment tactics, and use of force incident reports either lack details or are filed late.
Tag: Office of Independent Review
Posted inGovernment
Orange County’s Police Oversight Office Has Yet to Release Its First Report After Years of Silence
Not one report has yet been made public. The Office of Independent Review’s new leader says that may come in August.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Grand Jury Slams Top Sheriff Officials for ‘Failure of Leadership’ on Handling Evidence That Undid 67 Criminal Charges
Grand jurors found the sheriff isn’t doing audits to make sure the evidence problems aren’t still happening.
Posted inCountywide
Family of Homeless Black Man Shot by OC Sheriff’s Deputy Initiates Lawsuit Against County
The family’s legal action and calls for more information adds more controversy to the incident that’s being probed by the Sheriff’s Dept. and the District Attorney’s office.
Posted inNEWS
OC Police Watchdog Announces Planned Probe into San Clemente Deputy Shooting of Homeless Black Man
The deputy shooting death of Kurt Reinhold will be investigated by the Office of Independent Review. The Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. and District Attorney’s office will conduct their own probes.
Posted inGovernment, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Supervisors Start Taking Control of County’s Financial Checks and Balances
The supervisors’ most immediate action was to take control of the county’s internal auditors, who are supposed to function as watchdogs against fraud in county departments and currently report to the county’s independently-elected auditor-controller, Eric Woolery.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Supervisors Move to Take Away Independent Oversight
Orange County supervisors moved Tuesday to remove independent oversight of their actions, county finances, and the practices of the Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Deal for New County Law Enforcement Watchdog Nixed
A plan by Orange County supervisors to hire a former state prosecutor to be the director of the county’s Office of Independent Review has been scuttled. Supervisors apparently jumped gun on announcing the deal, and now are back to square one in their search.
