The settlement comes over a decade after the first concerns were raised publicly about the sheriff’s department’s confidential informant program, which investigators found broke multiple laws.
Tag: Orange County Sheriffs Department
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Duran: Message to OC Board of Supervisors, Housing First Saves Lives!
HHROC recognizes Housing First saves lives and wants the Board of Supervisors to immediately prioritize and vigorously implement the Housing First program to help save the lives of the unhoused infants, children, disabled, seniors, sick and healthy human beings trying to stay alive while living on the streets throughout Orange County.
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A Peek at Police Departments’ Military Weapons Cache in Orange County
Officials across OC are approving their annual state-mandated military weapons and equipment disclosures, here’s what your local police department is packing.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
CA State Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Drones Used by Most OC Police
An Orange County state senator is looking to outlaw drones that have already been blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Contreras, Perea and La: It’s Time for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to End All ICE Transfers
Earlier this year, the Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice revealed that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department transferred 221 residents to ICE, primarily targeting Mexican, Vietnamese, and Central American communities. This practice erodes trust, wastes resources, and inflicts harm to immigrants and refugees without improving public safety.
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Why Do OC Police Departments Use Drones Blacklisted by Federal Government?
Most of the county law enforcement’s drone fleet comes from a single company that could soon be banned from operating in the U.S. after the Department of Defense blacklisted them.
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Two OC Supervisors Push For Safeguards, Sunshine on Sheriff’s Cooperation With ICE
Two supervisors asked for the sheriff to share more details about how they worked with ICE and turned people over to possibly be deported, with Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento saying the public defender’s office should be involved.
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Orange County Supervisors to Discuss Sheriffs’ Cooperation with Immigration
The annual disclosure often comes and goes without any comments from the board as public speakers question why Orange County often turns inmates over to immigration.
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.
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OC Public Defender Says Jailhouse Informant Program Led to Dozens of Murder Charges Being Dropped
A new report from the assistant Orange County Public Defender Scott Sanders claims the scandal’s impact is wider than what was previously known, impacting over 50 cases.
