Undersheriff Don Barnes, Aliso Viejo Mayor Dave Harrington and Los Angeles District Attorney detective Duke Nguyen are all vying for the Sheriff’s seat on June 5.
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DA: Jail Inmate Killed by Cellmate Who Previously Confessed to Murder
In the days leading up to Danny Pham’s death, jail staff placed him with a man who police say confessed about two months earlier to murdering a homeless man.
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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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County Won’t Hire Outside Lawyer to Defend DA and Sheriff In Jailhouse Informant Lawsuit
The County of Orange will defend the District Attorney and Sheriff’s Department from a lawsuit over the alleged misuse of jailhouse informants, after the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday for the county’s in-house attorneys to defend the lawsuit.
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Supervisors Say No to Watchdog Looking at DA and Sheriff’s Use of Informants
“I think it’s improper for us to talk about, really, that subject matter now,” said supervisors’ Chairman Andrew Do.
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ACLU Sues DA and Sheriff Over Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
The lawsuit claims the District Attorney and Sheriff continue to use informants illegally as part of a long-standing snitch program, despite official claims that the illegal use of informants is the work of a few rogue deputies.
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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.
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One Man Dead After Fight in Santa Ana Riverbed Homeless Encampment
One man died from an early Friday morning fight in the Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampment, but the cause of death is still unclear as the county attorney said it was a stabbing, while the Sheriff’s department could not confirm that.
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Judge Scolds County’s Top Attorney Over Sheriff’s Role in Riverbed Evictions
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter angrily reprimanded Orange County’s top lawyer Wednesday night for failing to prevent a mix-up that allowed Sheriff’s deputies to move into a homeless encampment on the northeast bank of the Santa Ana Riverbed before county healthcare workers arrived to offer homeless people housing and services.
