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Orange County District Attorney

Top OC Prosecutor Calls for Treatment Instead of Jail for Drug Use and Mental Illness

Safety, Security & Justice
By Nick Gerda | February 23, 2021

Todd Spitzer’s call for an overhaul is generating a welcome response from advocates, though they say it needs to be backed up with actual action – which they say there’s no signs of yet.

OC Prosecutors ‘Inappropriately Abandoned’ Plan to Tell Defendants About Informant Violations, DA Says

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | October 22, 2020

The move came after an appeals court found prosecutors had systemically violated defendants’ rights with an illegal informant program, according to the DA’s office.

Calls Intensify for DA to Reopen Probe into Buena Park Police Shooting of 19-Year-Old David Sullivan

Safety, Security & Justice
By Brandon Pho | October 20, 2020

Dozens show up at OC Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to raise attention about the controversial shooting of a 19-year-old in Fullerton last year. 

Family of Homeless Black Man Shot by OC Sheriff’s Deputy Initiates Lawsuit Against County

Safety, Security & Justice
By Brandon Pho | October 7, 2020

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.

OC Police Watchdog Announces Planned Probe into San Clemente Deputy Shooting of Homeless Black Man

Safety, Security & Justice
By Brandon Pho | September 29, 2020

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.

Deputy Shooting of Homeless Black Man Prompts Curfew, Puts New Scrutiny on Sheriff’s Role, Protesters on Edge

Breonna Taylor
By BRANDON PHO & HALEY SLOVENEC | September 24, 2020

Officials in San Clemente at a Thursday emergency meeting declared a 9 p.m. civil unrest curfew in specific areas of the city.

Long-Dormant County Police Watchdog Plans First Set of Probes into OC Agencies in Years

Safety, Security & Justice
By Brandon Pho | August 31, 2020

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.

DA Spitzer Faces Calls to Resign from Families of Seal Beach Shooting Victims Who Allege False Promises

Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
By Nick Gerda | August 12, 2020

Several family members of victims of Orange County’s deadliest mass murder are demanding that District Attorney Todd Spitzer resign.

Orange County Officials Plan to Buy DA Headquarters from DA’s Campaign Co-Chair

Government
By Nick Gerda | August 11, 2020

The purchase would be for OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer’s headquarters and garage from Mike Harrah, a local developer who co-chaired Spitzer’s campaign.

DA Spitzer Praised Ethics of Snitch Scandal Prosecutors After Promising Voters Accountability

Orange County District Attorney
By Nick Gerda | August 4, 2020

After Todd Spitzer took office as district attorney, he took a starkly different approach towards the same prosecutors he criticized as a candidate.

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