Sgt. Gerry Serrano went from facing potential DUI hit-and-run charges to leading one of the larger police unions in California. Voice of OC is publishing portions of the DUI police report for the first time.
Tag: Todd Spitzer
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Gives Sheriff Sole Control of Crime Lab, Against National Recommendations
The move to put the crime lab scientists under a law enforcement agency directly contradicts the national best practices Sheriff Don Barnes and DA Todd Spitzer cited to justify the change.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Investigative, Irvine, Orange, Top Stories, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda
New OC Supervisor Don Wagner to Take Office Wednesday
He comes into office as supervisors face a host of issues ranging from homelessness to where a veterans’ cemetery should go, to problems with mental healthcare delivery.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
DA Charges Protesters, Including Prominent Democrats, With Blocking Traffic
Anaheim Councilman Jose Moreno and OC Democratic Party Chair Ada Briceño are among 21 people facing misdemeanors for blocking traffic during a January protest supporting higher wages for hotel workers.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana
DA Investigating Residency Fraud Claims Against Ex-Councilman Roman Reyna
District Attorney investigators served search warrants at multiple locations in recent weeks to obtain documents, including text messages involving Reyna from multiple cell phones.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Susan Kang Schroeder Resigns from Protected Job in DA’s Office
Former District Attorney Tony Rackauckas demoted his Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder, along with at least several other people, on his way out of the office in an attempt to ensure they had jobs, but Schroeder resigned Jan. 14, according to DA Todd Spitzer.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
OC Police Chiefs Seek Common Ground on New Transparency Law
At the request of District Attorney Todd Spitzer, police chiefs and the Sheriff are working on a policy for all departments to uniformly handle the new state law that creates transparency in law enforcement discipline records, but is opposed by many police unions.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Housing & Homelessness, Politics & Elections, Top Stories
First Democrat in 12 Years Joins OC Supervisors
Doug Chaffee, the former mayor of Fullerton, took office Tuesday. Supervisors also set March 12 as the date for a special election to replace the seat held until recently by Todd Spitzer.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Politics & Elections, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Spitzer Sworn in as DA, Promises Changes at Prosecutor’s Office
Orange County’s new District Attorney, Todd Spitzer, said during his swearing-in ceremony Monday night there will be sweeping changes at the prosecutor’s office.
Posted inGovernment, Housing & Homelessness, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Dramatic OC Board of Supervisors Meeting Covers DA, Homelessness and Alleged Conflicts
The year-end meeting featured goodbyes to supervisors Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson, criticism of the all supervisors over the deaths of more than 200 homeless people this year, and questions from the incoming DA about wiretapping and alleged conflicts of interest related to a contractor hired by the outgoing district attorney and illegal surveillance of elected officials by a police union’s law firm.
