Donations employees had intended for the Sheriff’s Advisory Council instead went to United Way’s general donation pool.
Tag: Orange County Sheriffs Department
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Sheriff Seeks Misdemeanor Arrest Powers for Special Deputies
The officers’ battle with management is expected to continue, with their union challenging the decision to strip their peace officer status.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Protesters Demand Sheriff Address Immigrant Rights
Dozens turn out to protest the county’s collaboration with federal authorities in the arrest and detention of undocumented immigrants.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
A Window Into the World of Immigration Detainees
In recent months, group of local volunteers began visiting immigration detainees held in Orange County jails. Some of their and others’ discoveries have been alarming.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Lake Forest, Top Stories
DA Ready to Defend Banning Sex Offenders From Parks
Despite a county counsel opinion that the county should back away from a sex offender ban in parks, Rackauckas urges officials to stand firm.
Posted inGovernment, Norberto Santana Jr.
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Discloses She Has Breast Cancer
Hutchens said she will stay at her post during treatment, expected to last up to eight months.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Yorba Linda
Huge Fire Prompts Emergency Planning … Four Years Later
The city hasn’t updated evacuation plans after a wildfire blaze caused chaos and destroyed 117 homes in the city.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Police Block Protest March on Disneyland
Protesters — most from outside the city — were stopped as they moved toward the resort.
Posted inGovernment, Huntington Beach, Investigative
Grand Jury Takes On Sheriff, Fire Authority and Toxic Dump
Reports conclude that the Sheriff’s Department needs to modernize jail video surveillance, firefighter salaries should be reined in and an oilfield dump should be cleaned up.
Posted inEducation, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
DA Files No Charges Against High School Coaches
The decision comes after a school district investigation concluded that coaches had violated at least nine state and federal laws.
