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Sandra Hutchens

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    OC Prosecutors, Cops To Host 2012 Crime Victims' Rights March & Rally on April 27

    In honor of the upcoming National Crime Victims' Rights Week, the Orange County District Attorney's office and other area law enforcement agencies will host the region's 4th Annual Victims' Rights March & Rally on April 27.The Santa Ana event will begin at a 9:30 a.m. reception with District Att ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Mike Carona's Dirty Vegas Strip Club Pal Whines about Prison Punishment

    ​I was reminded this morning of how far Orange County law enforcement has advanced since the arrest and imprisonment of corrupt Sheriff Mike Carona, the duplicitous character who once dominated local politics.Sandra Hutchens now heads California's second largest sheriff's department and has polish ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    What We Learned, March 3-9

    ​It's my dick in a box, I mean, a look at the week past and what we learned for it.MARCH 3: Kristen Wiig and host Lindsay Lohan appear in a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit mixing two iconic local entities: The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Unreal Princesses of Disneyland. "Weekend Up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Darren Sandberg: Questions Surround I.D.'ing Deputy Who Fatally Shot Marine Sergeant

    ​Here is something OC Weekly investigative reporters are used to: they break a story involving Orange County government, the district attorney or the sheriff's department, and the targeted agency later confirms those facts--in the Orange County Register.After Patch.com reported Darren Sandberg was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Ho-Hum, Another County Plan to Expand Musick Jail, Another Irvine Lawsuit to Stop It

    ​The County of Orange has been sued, scolded and ordered to reduce jail overcrowding for years. Just as regularly, attempts to expand the number of beds at the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine have been met with resistance--and court battles--from that city and nearby Lake Forest.It's happening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Dave Gilliard, OC Sheriff's Adviser, Caught in "Shady" $840,000 Scheme

    ​Dan Morain, one of the true jewels of mainstream journalism in California, has tied a key campaign adviser to Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Congressman Ed Royce and state Assemblyman Jim Silva to a "shady" effort to smear Sen. Barbara Boxer in the 2010 election.Veteran political consultant Dave Gillia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    OC Sheriff's Union Defeats County in Court Ruling Over Jail Cost Savings Plan

    ​A California Court of Appeal ruled late yesterday that Orange County officials had treated the local sheriff's deputy union unfairly and upheld a lower court's decision to issue a temporary restraining order blocking the county from instituting annual jail personnel cost savings of between $24 mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    [UPDATED with Arraignment:] Murder Counts for Alleged Would-Be Robber, 2 Lookouts and Getaway Driver in Blown Heist Where Jeweler Killed 2 Baddies

    Monaco Jewelers​UPDATE, SEPT. 9, 3:09 P.M.: Well, we still haven't received our invite to Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens' presumably rescheduled press conference on the murder arrests of four suspects in the June attempted robbery of a San Juan Capistrano jeweler that resulted in would-be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    [UPDATED with Ban Maintained:] Councilman Wants to Allow Guns in San Juan Capistrano Parks

    ​UPDATE, JULY 20, HIGH NOON: A San Juan Capistrano city councilman's proposal to legalize the carrying of unloaded guns in city parks was . . . wait for it . . . shot down by his colleagues Tuesday night.The City Council voted 3-1 to continue outlawing the firearms, with the lone dissent coming fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2011

    Pancakes and Harbor Cruising for a Cause

    ​If you cruise by American Legion Post 291 on East 15th Street on the bay side of the Balboa Pen Monday morning, you'll find Orange County sheriff's officials, American Legion Yacht Club members and several children and their families aboard an Electra Cruise Ship (not necessarily the one shown he ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2011

    This OC Deputy Was Hot to Trot

    [Moxley Confidential] OCSD fired Deputy Scott Montoya, a self-described 'stallion,' because he couldn't resist on-duty sexual urges

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Scott Christopher Montoya: 'Stallion' Deputy Fired Because He Couldn't Restrain On-Duty Sexual Urges

    OCSD: Montoya (above) was an Iraq War hero but is unfit to wear their uniform​Scott Christopher Montoya--a former Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) deputy who is fighting to regain his job--routinely told women he met while on duty they were "doable" and "fuckable," described himself to wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    [UPDATED with Split Response:] Rackauckas and Hutchens Support Ban on Sex Offenders in Irvine City Parks

    Irvine council members Sukhee Kang, Beth Krom and Larry Agran​UPDATE, MAY 11, 9:54 A.M.: The proposal to ban sex offenders from Irvine city parks did not wow all council members Tuesday night. Mayor Sukhee Kang, Councilman Steven Choi and the councilman who brought the matter before the panel, Jef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Deputy Scott Montoya is One Hero the OCSD Doesn't Want

    MontoyaFar too often in this era we are apt to name someone a hero when it's not deserved.But Scott Montoya, an Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy, is unquestionably a man who faced imminent, mortal danger with uncommon courage and saved lives.During the April 8, 2003, battle for Baghdad, Mon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Supervisor Shawn Nelson Wants A Concealed Weapons Permit

    Supervisor Nelson​Folks who transport lots of cash or who are judges, prosecutors and others who have valid concerns about their safety get concealed weapon permits in Orange County.For example, current CCW permit holders include Newport Beach socialites Dick and Priscilla Marconi, GOP bigwig Mich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    OC Deputy Accuses His Union of Colluding with Management to Rig Promotions

    More OCSD cheating?​A veteran Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) deputy--the brother of a California state assemblyman from Costa Mesa--is suing his department and employees' union for deceitful conduct and working in "collusion" to sabotage fair promotion practices.In his March 16 complain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Ex-OC Sheriff's Applicant Under Investigation For Fraud

    Babka​Beau Babka, the Utah lawman who applied to become Orange County's sheriff in the wake of Mike Carona's resignation to (unsuccessfully) fight corruption charges in 2008, is under investigation for committing fraud.According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, Babka--a Cottonwood Heights cop who ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Cops: OC White Power Gang "Disrupted" in Undercover Sting

    PEN1 boss Wayne Marshall​After calling members of Public Enemy Number One Death Squad (PEN1) "haters and cowards," federal agent John A. Torres bragged today that government authorities had successfully infiltrated and disrupted Orange County's most notorious white supremacist gang."Their reign of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Scott Cole, Orange County Sheriff's Deputy, Charged with Sexually Touching a Minor

    ​Moxley is off in the salt mines, so I'll handle this one: Five months after a mother in Tustin called the Orange County Sheriff's Department to report that one of their own had just sexually assaulted her daughter, the Orange County District Attorney's office has finally charged Scott Cole with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Barbara Coe, Orly Taitz Claim Electoral Fraud in OC Sheriff Race Against Bill Hunt, Blame Sheriff "Hutchinson"

    Coe, with Hunt; the blob at the left is America's Most Corrupt® Sheriff, Joe Arpayaso​In addition to spawning Proposition 187, the Minuteman Project, and gads more evil shit into this world, let the record show that the California Coalition for Immigration Reform also birthed Orly Taitz, queen of ... More >>

  • Columns

    June 10, 2010

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Coe, with Hunt; the blob at the left is America's Most Corrupt® Sheriff, Joe Arpayaso​In addition to spawning Proposition 187, the Minuteman Project, and gads more evil shit into this world, let the record show that the California Coalition for Immigration Reform also birthed Orly Taitz, queen of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    How Far Can Anti-Immigrant Campaigning Take You in OC? For Bill Hunt and Steve Poizner, NOWHERE

    Hunt: May you surround yourself with sane people next time...​I was in San Francisco all of yesterday, so couldn't join in the election coverage like Coker, Scott, Spencer, and Megan. But I spent most of last night in a hotel room updating the Orange County Registrar of Voters website, sure that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Today's Important Unimportant Election, From My TV Screen to Your Computer/Phone Screen

    ​11:15 p.m.: Don't be surprised if KOCE is accused of turning over its election coverage to that rare Orange County bird known as the "Democrat." The "live, election night edition of Real Orange" came from the Artists Village in Santa Ana, OC's version of Havana. Their election expert was the Voic ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Bill Hunt's Gangsta Rap

    [Moxley Confidential] Sheriff's candidate says he's the victim of a pre-election plot

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Say Your Final Goodbye to the Omelette Parlor This Weekend

    ​ The day is fast approaching when the Costa Mesa Omelette Parlor will close it doors, shut off its lights and stop serving scrumptious apple butter. That day would be May 31.So if you go to pay your respects and eat one last eggy item this weekend, be prepared for quite a crowd. But you ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 22, 2010

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​ The day is fast approaching when the Costa Mesa Omelette Parlor will close it doors, shut off its lights and stop serving scrumptious apple butter. That day would be May 31.So if you go to pay your respects and eat one last eggy item this weekend, be prepared for quite a crowd. But you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Bill Hunt Calls For "Constitutional Revolution" in DC

    There's gonna be a new sheriff in town?​The Washington Times has posted an article featuring Orange County sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt and his pro-gun speech yesterday at the Washington Monument in the nation's capital.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Ira Gabor Essoe Jr., Fallen Officer Remembered 30 Years After He Was Shot

    Photo by John GilhooleyThe memorial service for Sgt. Ira Essoe fills the Saddleback Church worship sanctuary.​Sadly, memorial services for officers killed in the line of duty are not unusual, but yesterday's at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest for Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Ira Gabor Essoe Jr. d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2010

    Does AG's Report on Haidl Bust Clear Bill Hunt?

    Carona: Tried to fake history with a lapdog deputy​Over at the Friends For Fullerton's Future blog, Travis Kiger has posted a copy of the controversial California Attorney General's report on the Greg Haidl pot bust incident that I first broke in December 2003. The AG's six-year-old report has bec ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2010

    [Moxley Confidential] Accused Drug Dealer Walks After Deputy's Threats to Him Revealed

    Carona: Tried to fake history with a lapdog deputy​Over at the Friends For Fullerton's Future blog, Travis Kiger has posted a copy of the controversial California Attorney General's report on the Greg Haidl pot bust incident that I first broke in December 2003. The AG's six-year-old report has bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    OC Deputies Mourn Washington State Cop Massacre

    Slain Sgt. Mark Renninger​Outraged by the recent killing of four police officers sitting in a coffee shop near Seattle, officials with the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS) say they plan to donate funds this week for the families of the victims. In a letter sent to union officia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    OC Sheriff Candidate Hunter Gets Concealed Weapons PAC's Nod

    Craig Hunter, OCCCWS's man​This post tells how OCCCWS, a Costa Mesa-based political action committee (PAC) that aims to expand the distribution of concealed weapons permits, told members funds were being collected to take legal action against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who has limited ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 19, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Craig Hunter, OCCCWS's man​This post tells how OCCCWS, a Costa Mesa-based political action committee (PAC) that aims to expand the distribution of concealed weapons permits, told members funds were being collected to take legal action against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who has limited ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2009

    Joe Arpaio Helps Inject Some Mexican-Hater Money Into Bill Hunt's Campaign for Sheriff

    Craig Hunter, OCCCWS's man​This post tells how OCCCWS, a Costa Mesa-based political action committee (PAC) that aims to expand the distribution of concealed weapons permits, told members funds were being collected to take legal action against Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who has limited ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2009

    Bill Hunt Now Officially Batshit Loco

    Arpaio, Coe, and Hunt: Pendejos in a pod? For sure, the first two...​It was bad enough that Orange County Sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt invited a man as controversial as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to shill for him at a fundraiser. But for Hunt to allow California Coalition for Immigration ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Has the Decline of the Register Created Space for Nonprofit Site the Voice of OC to Put Down Roots?

    Arpaio, Coe, and Hunt: Pendejos in a pod? For sure, the first two...​It was bad enough that Orange County Sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt invited a man as controversial as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to shill for him at a fundraiser. But for Hunt to allow California Coalition for Immigration ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 2, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Arpaio, Coe, and Hunt: Pendejos in a pod? For sure, the first two...​It was bad enough that Orange County Sheriff's candidate Bill Hunt invited a man as controversial as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to shill for him at a fundraiser. But for Hunt to allow California Coalition for Immigration ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Crime Time: No Incidents at Home Plate Before Angel Game

    Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>

  • News

    May 28, 2009

    [Moxley Confidential] Cameron Jackson Says Mike Schroeder is Just Too Damn Powerful

    Photos by Professional Services Responder George Ridley Olszynski, Lewellyn, Palmer and Hutchens play hardball.This week's Weekly round-up of local police calls is illustrated with a photo of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Anaheim Police Sgt. Greg Palmer, who is president of the Anaheim Pol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    This Memorial Weekend Brought Us Gross Waters and Bland Cops

    What did you miss by turning off the Internet and getting a sunburn this weekend? John Gilhooley / OCWDid Sandra piss off some more republicans this weekend?Honestly, not a lot. Something happened with North Korea, yeah. But in Orange County? Fluff fluff and fluff. Here's your recommended reading fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Sheriff Hutchens Memoralized In Song!

    Based on the song Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee from Grease, a reader's* ode to Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens:Look at me, I'm Sandra SueLousy with gun issueWon't let you speak, if we disagreeI can't--I'm Sandra SueWatch it! Hey I'm from LAI was not brought up that wayWon't come across, Though ... More >>

  • Columns

    April 2, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Based on the song Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee from Grease, a reader's* ode to Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens:Look at me, I'm Sandra SueLousy with gun issueWon't let you speak, if we disagreeI can't--I'm Sandra SueWatch it! Hey I'm from LAI was not brought up that wayWon't come across, Though ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    It's a Quick Read 4: weekend and Monday editions

    Orange County Register: A six-man, six-woman jury recommended death for John Fitzgerald Kennedy--no, not that John Fitzgerald Kennedy; that one is already dead, and this one is a 43-year-old career criminal with the gang moniker "Crazy John"--in the murders at sea of a Newport Beach couple. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    This Week in Reasons To Be Embarrassed About Dana Point

    Diane HarkeyNow, I love Dana Point, my sleepy, crusty, adorable harbor-village-that's-trying-to-dress-up-as-Newport hometown. But its legal cityhood is only a little bit younger than I am, and so I can relate to the public embarrassments it has had in the last week or so. You turn 20, you're told th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Another Orange County Sheriff Trying to Get Badges Back

    Sandra Hutchens is not the only Orange County sheriff trying to collect honorary Orange County sheriff's badges that a predecessor handed out to supporters. The Times Herald-Record, which covers the Hudson Valley of New York, has a story today on the crap their Orange County sheriff h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2008

    Native American Saga, Part 2: So Many Bones, So Little Time

    "Next is another fun item," joked Chairman Bill Mungary as the California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) moved on to the controversy surrounding remains unearthed on the mesa above the Bolsa Chica wetlands after a lengthy debate over the treatment of buried remains at Miss ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 30, 2008

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    "Next is another fun item," joked Chairman Bill Mungary as the California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) moved on to the controversy surrounding remains unearthed on the mesa above the Bolsa Chica wetlands after a lengthy debate over the treatment of buried remains at Miss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    The Fleecing of OC Taxpayers, Part 692

    So far, best local story of the month goes to The Orange County Register's Norberto Santana Jr. and Natalya Shulyakovskaya, who wrote a June 13 article that further underscores the gross incompetence of ex-Sheriff Mike Carona. Based on interviews and public-records act requests, the duo found: -$-Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    OC Councilmembers: Don't Say Stupid Things to Times Reporters

    Remember last year, when San Clemente councilmemer Wayne Eggleston made a crack about Stanton to the Los Angeles Times, claimed the reporter made up the quote, went on OC Blog to spear the Times, then curiously took back his campaign and apologized? No? Read about it here. Back to the point of this ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Don Bren Plays Rough With Businesswoman, His Kids-But Courts Play Rough, Too

    Remember last year, when San Clemente councilmemer Wayne Eggleston made a crack about Stanton to the Los Angeles Times, claimed the reporter made up the quote, went on OC Blog to spear the Times, then curiously took back his campaign and apologized? No? Read about it here. Back to the point of this ... More >>

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