Orange County, California Limits Hidden Handgun Permits, Corruption

New Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens presents her state of the Sheriff Department after her first 100 days in charge to the Orange County Supervisors Tuesday. MICHAEL GOULDING, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Sheriff Sandra Hutchens has come under fire from Orange County supervisors over her tightening of concealed weapons permits. Hutchens was before the board of supervisors Tuesday to present her long-awaited, 120-day report on the state of the department. And while she touted the work of rank-and-file officers, as well as volunteers and command staff, her gun policies drew the most attention. Hutchens was appointed by supervisors on a 3-2 vote in June following the October 2006 indictment of former Sheriff Mike Carona. To date, Hutchens has received high marks for restoring morale at the department as well as transparency... [read full story]