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08-05-2008, 07:44 PM
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Nothing like taking credit for somebody else's idea, How low will she go?
"The men and women of the Orange County Sheriff's Department welcome this new level of oversight and transparency," said Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.
On February 26, the Board of Supervisors will once again read the ordinance establishing an Office of Independent Review. After discussion and public comment they will hold a vote to adopt the ordinance and direct county staff to move forward. The Office of Independent Review is a healthy addition to our transparent operation as this will be one additional tool to showcase your tremendous talent and professionalism in the work you do to keep Orange County safe each and every day. Click below to view Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson's address to the board: News: Jail death results in new oversight panel | county, sheriff, supervisors, office, contract - OCRegister.com Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Jail death results in new oversight panel Office of independent review will investigate in-custody deaths and beatings BY NORBERTO SANTANA JR. The Orange County Register Comments 1 | Recommend 0 On the night that John Derek Chamberlain was stomped to death at Theo Lacy jail in 2006, Sheriff's deputies waved off District Attorney investigators that showed up to look into the murder. That unleashed a myriad of events that resulted in a grand jury, criminal indictments against inmates and two top Sheriff's officials resigning their posts. The event also triggered a tug of war between the Sheriff's department and county supervisors over the lack of civilian review oversight panels for law enforcement. That political skirmish came full circle today as county supervisors approved a $210,000 annual consulting contract for Stephen Connolly to head up Orange County's first Office of Independent Review. "The men and women of the Orange County Sheriff's Department welcome this new level of oversight and transparency," said Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. Her remarks stood in stark contrast to the sentiments expressed by former Sheriff Mike Carona – who didn't even like having the district attorney looking into his jail operations. Carona was indicted last October. Hutchens was appointed to the post by supervisors this year. Connolly, 44, comes to Orange County from the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review, where he has worked as a staff attorney since 2001 and participated in the review of the Rampart scandal, which resulted in a series of reforms at the Los Angeles Police Department. He starts his job on September 1 and will eventually have up to three staffers – a mix of attorneys, investigators and administrative assistants – and a $750,000 annual budget. He is part of a growing contingent of LA County law enforcement officials who have stepped into the void created by the Chamberlain scandals and the Carona indictment. Hutchens herself is a former L.A. County Sheriff Commander and she has brought over other top officials from Los Angeles including new Undersheriff John Scott. County supervisors recently inked a contract with Michael Gennaco – who heads the LA County OIR - to provide consulting services. The county also signed a $250,000 contract with a different firm to investigate a series of in-custody issues in Orange County jails. "We know we have some issues in the jails and we're dealing with them," said County Supervisors' Chairman John Moorlach on Tuesday. Funding for the watchdog agency comes from the county's general fund – which although tight can sustain the funding, Moorlach said. He added that in other jurisdictions using such oversight, payments for lawsuits have gone down. And Moorlach notes there are 30 active lawsuits against the Sheriff's department related to the jails. Quoting his mother, Moorlach notes "sometimes you have to spend a dime to make a quarter." Asked why taxpayers need to pay for another agency to make sure the Sheriff's bureaucracy does it job, Moorlach said he understood the point but added, ""we have a history of a concern with the culture in the jail, and we have a new sheriff. But I don't know if that necessarily changes the culture immediately. It's part of a process and I see this as a helpful tool to improve the culture." Connolly said would immediately begin meetings with Sheriff's officials and assess ongoing investigations before gearing up. He will be charged with investigating any major issues and problems with in-custody deaths or beatings. Under his contract, he's entitled to a few staff attorneys and administrative staffers and has a $750,000 annual budget, similar to the county's newly-formed Performance Auditor. On Tuesday, supervisor Chris Norby changed the contract to ensure that Connolly will give the Board of Supervisors quarterly updates on all investigations the office is handling. Norby also amended the contract to include a provision allowing supervisors to call on the office any time they desire. "I'll be doing a lot of listening in the first few weeks before the talking starts," Connolly, whose office will be located at the sheriff's head quarters, told supervisors. Contact the writer: Nsantana@ocregister.com or 714-796-2221. The Office of Independent Review - Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson's letter to the troops February 7, 2008 15:55 by Ryan On Tuesday, I addressed the Board of Supervisors to voice my support for the establishment of the Office of Independent Review. This oversight mechanism has evolved over many months and required the time and attention of several members of our staff as well as staff from the Board. What was once a hastily developed form of “civilian review” that not even other members of the Board of Supervisors could support has now become a workable, responsible model similar to the Office of Independent Review in Los Angeles. Transparency is essential to our operation, as it provides members of the media, the public, and government officials an unobstructed view “inside” our jails, patrol cars and investigations. The International Association of Chiefs of Police released a publication in September 2006 entitled, Protecting Civil Rights. In the executive summary they write, “Unlike any other profession, the possibility of violating civil rights, or being perceived as violating civil rights, is inherent in many of the duties officers are required to perform on a daily basis.” We encounter such perceptions every day we open up a newspaper or listen to a public official. Transparency offers our community the opportunity to see so that they may truly believe that 99.9 percent of the men and women in law enforcement are professional, ethical individuals who perform a difficult job every day. On February 26, the Board of Supervisors will once again read the ordinance establishing an Office of Independent Review. After discussion and public comment they will hold a vote to adopt the ordinance and direct county staff to move forward. The Office of Independent Review is a healthy addition to our transparent operation as this will be one additional tool to showcase your tremendous talent and professionalism in the work you do to keep Orange County safe each and every day. Click below to view Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson's address to the board:
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08-05-2008, 07:48 PM
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08-05-2008, 07:50 PM
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"He is part of a growing contingent of LA County law enforcement officials who have stepped into the void created by the Chamberlain scandals and the Carona indictment."
You've got to be ****in kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Saying a person has the right to defend themself, while not allowing them a CCW, is like espousing free speech as long as no verbs are involved." ~ Some really cool guy, circa 2007 "Mr. Heller maintains that disassembled rifles and shotguns are no substitute for handguns, "any more than the government could prohibit books because it permits newspapers and considers them an 'adequate substitute.'" " "America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to change the system from within, yet too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolf "SHIMH"
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08-05-2008, 07:54 PM
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Welcome to Los Angeles County SOUTH!!!!
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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, elected by the founding members, serves as the protocol and chief law enforcement officer and is the principal administrative manager for most support services of CALCCW.com. As chief law enforcement officer of the this forum, the Sergeant at Arms is charged with maintaining security and protection of the members themselves. The Sergeant at Arms serves as the executive officer of this forum for enforcement of all rules of the Committee on Rules and Administration regulating this forum and has responsibility for and immediate supervision of the forum floor, chamber and galleries. The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to arrest and detain any person violating forum rules.
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08-05-2008, 07:55 PM
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She wants to friggin dumb down the jails, make them all "PC", so the lawsuits go away. What the EFF does she think made OC safe?!?!? It was BAD place to commit a crime and go into jail for!!!!!!!!!!! Breaking the LAW had a consequence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Witness the high speed chase that ended at the cul-de-sac in So County. The stupid LA news crew in the helicopter was too busy telling us how they the SD was going to get teh BG out of the car, the typical 10 cars, 500 officers all surround the car and discuss it crap, when as the OCSD toughs pulled up, ran out of their cars, over to the BG, and yanked his stupid criminal LA ass out of the car through the window and threw him on the ground.
Only comment from the LA news airship: "Guess they do things different in OC" No ****, sherlock, we don't patronize crime, we end it!
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"Saying a person has the right to defend themself, while not allowing them a CCW, is like espousing free speech as long as no verbs are involved." ~ Some really cool guy, circa 2007 "Mr. Heller maintains that disassembled rifles and shotguns are no substitute for handguns, "any more than the government could prohibit books because it permits newspapers and considers them an 'adequate substitute.'" " "America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to change the system from within, yet too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolf "SHIMH"
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08-05-2008, 08:29 PM
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"P.S. Somebody is going to have to PM me why I have an account here already... Where am I? How did I get here? Im a founding member no less?" "Seriously... I have no idea where I am..... What happened?" "SBIMB"
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08-05-2008, 08:32 PM
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I thought it was "Los Angeles County of Orange."
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08-05-2008, 08:41 PM
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08-05-2008, 09:03 PM
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Bottom line is Jack Anderson's best ideas are being run to the end zone by someone other than him.
Transparency in the department was his rally call from day one. BOS DOES THIS SOUND FAMILAR?????Pulling PSR badges/IDs and CCWs, I have to believe was never in his playbook! 
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08-05-2008, 09:12 PM
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Hey! If it isn't broke, FIX IT.
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"Police officers mainly investigate crimes, they rarely stop them." - Unknown
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08-05-2008, 11:28 PM
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08-05-2008, 11:34 PM
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Wake me up before this nightmare goes any further.
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Without either the first or second amendment, we would have no liberty; the first allows us to find out what's happening, the second allows us to do something about it! The second will be taken away first, followed by the first and then the rest of our freedoms. -- Andrew Ford
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08-06-2008, 12:51 PM
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Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. - Nehemiah 4:17 The 2nd Amendment “guarantees the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation.” (Heller p. 19.) Together we win! ® Copyrighted 2008
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08-20-2008, 02:02 PM
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She did it again!!!!
Jack Anderson was the Interim sheriff that set this policy in place. This is really getting old.
O.C. deputies' use of Taser is curtailed - Los Angeles Times O.C. deputies' use of Taser is curtailed Use of stun guns on restrained suspects is restricted to certain circumstances. Grand jury report expressed 'alarm' after two inmates died after being stunned by deputies. By Christine Hanley, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 20, 2008 The Orange County Sheriff's Department has banned deputies from using electronic stun guns on restrained suspects unless alternative means of control fail to subdue "overtly assaultive behavior." The policy changes went into effect in April but were not made public until Monday, as newly appointed Sheriff Sandra Hutchens responded to a report by the Orange County Grand Jury that recommended deputies no longer use stun guns if other means of controlling inmates are available. In its annual report, the State of Orange County Jails, the grand jury said the recent deaths of two inmates who had been shocked with Taser guns were "cause of alarm." The report, released in June, noted that jail staff used stun guns on 437 inmates between 2004 and 2007. Jason Jesus Gomez fell into a coma and died April 1 after deputies used a Taser while restraining him at the Intake Release Center in Santa Ana. Gomez had been sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating terms of his probation, the result of a 2006 conviction for displaying a gun and cultivating marijuana, court records show. He pointed the gun at a neighbor during an argument about a fence, according to records. According to the department's account, jailers entered Gomez's cell after he injured a nurse's arm and was acting erratically. A struggle ensued in which Tasers were used. Several jail staff members suffered minor injuries -- including a bitten finger, bruising and blood exposure when Gomez spit at staff, the department said. Gomez stopped breathing while awaiting the arrival of medical transportation. Interim Sheriff Jack Anderson suspended several employees after reviewing Gomez's death, and the district attorney's office opened an investigation, which is ongoing. An attorney for the Gomez family has contended that Gomez died from blunt-force trauma, but the county coroner has not released a cause of death. In October, Michael Patrick Lass died after deputies used a Taser while trying to restrain him. christine.hanley@latimes.com
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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, elected by the founding members, serves as the protocol and chief law enforcement officer and is the principal administrative manager for most support services of CALCCW.com. As chief law enforcement officer of the this forum, the Sergeant at Arms is charged with maintaining security and protection of the members themselves. The Sergeant at Arms serves as the executive officer of this forum for enforcement of all rules of the Committee on Rules and Administration regulating this forum and has responsibility for and immediate supervision of the forum floor, chamber and galleries. The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to arrest and detain any person violating forum rules.
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