SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 120 days in jail for stealing the credit cards of dead victims he came across while on the job, according to court records obtained Thursday. Steve Hortz, 43, of San Dimas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to single felony counts…
Former Orange County Deputy Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Dead Victims
February 25, 2022
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Deputy-Involved Shooting Breaks out at Orange County Walmart
January 20, 2022
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LAKE FOREST, Calif.—A deputy involved in a shooting inside a Walmart on Jan. 19 left a male suspect armed with a handgun and a knife wounded, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. “This is an anomaly for Lake Forest,” Carrie Braun, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department, told The Epoch Times. Employees of the…
Police Confirm Saddleback Hospital Bomb Threat to Be False, Searching for Provoker
December 27, 2021
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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.— Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department are still looking for the man responsible for making a fake bomb threat at Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills the afternoon of Dec. 26. Deputies responded to the hospital at around 3:40 p.m. after a man called 911 and claimed to be at the…
Locals Organize Search Party for Missing San Clemente Man
December 21, 2021
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Family and friends of Scott Karsten, 60, who went missing last October, organized a search and rescue party at a local Circle K on Dec. 21, looking for any leads or evidence to find their loved one. “A 60-year-old man just doesn’t disappear,” Harry Karsten, Scott’s father, told The Epoch Times. “As a…
Orange County Department Store Shoplifted Over Holiday Weekend
November 29, 2021
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—An ongoing investigation remains after a male suspect shoplifted a pair of shoes from a Kohl’s department store on Saturday, Nov. 27, and brandished a knife at the store’s security guard just before fleeing the scene. Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) Sgt. Todd Hylton told The Epoch Times members of the community expressed…
OC Man to Plead Guilty to Pointing Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter
November 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A previously convicted 47-year-old Santa Ana man is expected to plead guilty Nov. 22 to aiming a laser at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter pilot. Eric Suarez admitted in his plea agreement that on April 13, 2020, he was sitting alone in his parked car when he “intentionally pointed a high-intensity green laser…
Man Arrested for Stealing Vehicle, Driving on Airfield at John Wayne Airport
August 21, 2021
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SANTA ANA—A man suspected of breaching security and stealing a vehicle at John Wayne Airport, causing passengers to be evacuated and incoming flights to be held on runways for hours, was in custody on Aug. 21, authorities said. The suspect was identified as Johnny Hecker, 51, of San Diego, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department reported….
Search and Rescues on the Rise, Orange County Officials Say
August 7, 2021
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Officials in Orange County, California, say they recorded a significant increase in search and rescues throughout the pandemic. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) have been working to address the rise in search and rescues during the past year. “We basically work together … to ensure that the citizens and the community…
Orange County Records Spike in Fentanyl Deaths
July 29, 2021
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The number of fentanyl-related deaths has risen by more than 1,000 percent during the past five years in Orange County, Calif., according to the local sheriff’s department. Data released by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) department showed 37 people were poisoned by the drug in 2016. There were 57 deaths in 2017, 134 deaths in 2018,…
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies to Start Wearing Body Cameras
July 23, 2021
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Deputies in Orange County, Calif. will begin wearing body-worn cameras as soon as August, says Sheriff Don Barnes. Speaking during a July 20 live stream, Barnes said it has taken time to develop and implement a body camera program for 2,000 deputies. “There’s a lot of factors that go into the review of a body-worn camera…
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