Some 47 candidates have applied to become the next sheriff of Orange County.
The county released the list of names today — it includes the usual suspects: acting Sheriff Jack Anderson, Santa Ana Police Chief Paul Walters, former Lt. Bill Hunt, LA Sheriff’s Cmdr. Ralph Martin, Anaheim Deputy Chief Craig Hunter, Kevin Keyes, a politically unknown software executive, and Bob Alcarez, who dropped out of the sheriff’s race in 2006 after a brief run.
But the list also has a couple surprises — former Assistant Sheriff Dan Martini, who was fired in the last hours of former Sheriff Mike Carona’s regime. Also, Erik Mansoor, a sheriff’s deputy, and Terry Hart, who is retired from the department.
Other interesting applicants include the undersheriff of New York, an FBI agent from Michigan, and an INTERPOL executive from France. The lone female applicant is Sandra Hutchens, a division chief in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who lives in Dana Point.
See the list here. View their resumes via the county’s website.
Well, looking at this list it appears that only a small handful would even be considered. I hope the B.O.S. will appoint a local person who lives in the community that they will be serving. I would feel much better having someone who has roots and a vested interest in our beloved County. For once please rid the Department of ALL traces of Mike and his former regime and restore integrity and credibility by choosing a qualified candidate not just a connected candidate.
Wow, that’s quite a list with some impressive resumes! The search firm obviously did their job. I guess that I am also surprised by the number of candidates.
The Board of Supervisors has a lot of work ahead of them to get this thing completed. At the least they will have a chance to look at the resumes of a wide swath of accomplished law enforcement types and see what qualities the top-level law enforcement executives on the list have.
My other reaction is that it is too bad the Board of Supervisors changed the criteria for Assistant Sheriff because there seem to be a number of very qualified people that could bring a lot to the organization in an executive position if not choosen for the top job.
Isn’t it ironic that all these applicants qualify to be Sheriff, but could not be appointed as an Assistant Sheriff (with the exception being Dan Martini, of course)?
Opps,
I forgot that there is an “equivalency” to the experience of a Captain contained in the Assistant Sheriff position — so that widens the net of those that might also be available for an executive position too.
Hey Sarge, while I have read many of your postings and have agreed with your sentiments most of the time I have to strongly disagree with your statement about the impressive resumes. The Board will thank all of the out of state candidates for their interest and they will pick someone local. You have to remember,anyone from outside of the local area would have to start campaigning for 2010 on June 15th and wouldn’t be able to devote their entire attention to the monumental task at hand. Really look at how many applicants have experience with a large Sheriff’s Department that handles patrol,court operations and runs a LARGE jail system and it really starts to narrow the field down. Stay safe Sarge
Hmmm… Let’s see. Terry Hart and Eric Mansoor. Both have tested and failed to promote to sergeant. What the heck, lets just throw cr*p against the wall and see what sticks.
Hey Sarge,
Headlights on
Headlights on
Headlights on
Will you please retire already
We taxpayers paid thousands of dollars for this search??? A guy that is an electricians assistant, a part time fireman, line deputies???…Out of forty seven, I only see maybe eight that are worthy of an interview…What a joke, just like the entire county government. Great idea board of supes!
Given the serious problems existing in the Sheriff’s Department, it would be best to bring in an outsider who has substantial professional experience in a leadership position in a major law enforcement agency. It looks like there are several people on the list that have that kind of experience. It probably would be best to pick one of the candidates from California, who is familiar with our legal system and procedures.
Once you weed out the 40 plus unqualified wannabes and whack-jobs there are indeed several qualified candidates in the mix. I agree with the notion that a California chief would have a distinct advantage and could hit the turf running. It would also be nice to pull a name that is not already stagnant on the local front. We are sick and tired of the same old faces and same old rhetoric. Bring in some fresh ideas with a proven leader not jaded by our incestuous local institutions. I see several very impressive resumes here. Let’s hope the Board does us right. This process is a step in that direction.
How refreshing that the county released the list of applicants. Irvine councilman Larry Agran and his cronies hid the list of applicants for the Great Park CEO position, conducted interviews in secret, and then hired his buddy from Chicago. It took a lawsuit from councilmembers Steven Choi and Christina Shea for them to see all the applicants. No surprise they found far more qualified applicants, but Agran’s cronies who control the Great Park Board majority still won’t make them public. They claim the applicants will be fired from their jobs. So how come the county isn’t worried applicants for the sheriff’s job will be fired?
It’s a sad day when Irvine’s government is even more corrupt than the county’s. If you’re an Irvine resident, that is. The rest of the county should be happy that sunlight shines at the county.
After a cursory reveiw of the law enforcement type resumes, I think Norby and Moorlach had it right. We don’t/didn’t need a “National Search”. Other than the usual suspects, I noted that only 4 applicants had jail management experience to varing degrees. Beemer (SBSO), Peppler (SBSO), Ramsey and Ryan. Of these individuals the only ones active in their original departments are Beemer and Ryan (correctional officer). Unfortunately, Orange County’s large jail system with it’s multiple facilities seems to be our biggest problem.
Good God, what a waste of $35K!
Bill Hunt is our man… Corona got fired him when Bill Hunt ran against him in the last election… I think Bill Hunt wanted to make positive changes…
What about Jorge Jaramillo??? Oh, that’s right, he’s in jail. And when he gets out he’s got a job lined up pushing illegal food carts in Santa Ana (assuming he can pass the “smarts” test…)
It is a sham to include Jack Anderson in this process. He was apart of a corrupt sheriff’s management team and did nothing to address the status quo until the emperor was removed by indictment. Is that the courageous leadership needed ? And now he asks others to be better than he ever was. Where was Jack when the corruption and mismanagement was occurring. Crickets…. Exactly !!!!
He was placed in his position by that same corrupt Sheriff as a last act to apease his corrupt political supporters. Adam Proslobsky is his adviser and also was one of Carona’s corrupt advisors. Schroeder still controls both the Sheriff , DA and Moreass.
Jack Anderson was the Captain and then Assistant Sheriff of Operations. That includes patrol, harbor, swat, bomb squad, k9s, airport, etc… The last time I checked, there was nothing amiss under his command. Now that he has inheritted this mess, I think he’s demonstrating his leadership in the other areas that have come under his command as well.
I’ve heard people say that you don’t know someone until they are in a position of power. Well Anderson has assumed the most powerful position on the department and I think he’s doing exactly what the public demands.
KEEP IT UP!!!
Given the pathetic lack of quality candidates (save for just a handful), I have decided the best thing to do is throw my hat into the ring. My qualifications?
1) Although a GED seems to be preferred at OCSD, I do have a highschool diploma where I averaged just above failing in enough classes to graduate (at least by Special Olympic standards.)
2) I have no first hand jail experience but have seen many prison movies in my lifetime.
3) I have a gun and, if given enough warning time, I can probably find the magazine and bullets that go with it.
4) I am not really very good at firing people but I figure that I don’t have to worry about it as there will probably be no one left by the time I get into office.
5) My mother says I look good in green though I tend to think it will clash with the red tape I’m sure I’ll have to cut through if I decide to do anything the BOS is not enamored of.
And, on a personal note, I enjoy long walks on the beach at sunset (Harbor Patrol experience), cheap red wines with questionable pedigree but really pretty labels (DUI enforcement experience), coaching T-ball (Command Staff experience.)
Thank you for your consideration and I’ll see you at the interviews!
I am so sorry that the south county cities ever ever gave up their local city police departments. The deputies that patrol down here seem to have no concern for the local residents. (some exceptions of course) They primarily run traffic to the point of absurdity. They never speak with the drivers but start writing you up immediately. It is the most arrogant group of deputies with which I have ever had contact. They need to learn what community based policing is all about and treat the people that pay their salaries with some little iota of respect. They are not doing much to foster good relationships with cops in this neck of the woods. It may just be the infected culture from the top on down. The new sheriff will have his or her work cut out for them. I was a cop many moons again when serving the community was foremost in our department. Good luck finding the right person to be captain of the ship. It might help with several new county supervisors as well.
Cynical, you’re not only cynical, but somewhat uninformed and bitter. The only South County city to have “given up” their local police department was San Clemente. Laguna Beach and Newport Beach still have theirs, and the rest of the cities in South County have always been patrolled by the Sheriff. The only difference is that once cities incorporated, the city seals/logos started to appear on the sides of the patrol cars. Same personnel, though, from the OCSD. As for the traffic issues, I gather from your comments that you have received a few tickets in your day. And when you say deputies don’t do much to foster good relationship with cops in this neck of the woods, what do you mean? Off-duty cops who live in South County? Because like I already said, the only outside agencies in South County are now Laguna Beach and Newport Beach, if you even consider that to be South. So OCSD deputies would only have other OCSD deputies with which to foster any kind of relationship. Get your information straight. And I, for one, think the deputies in South County do a great job. They always seem to catch the crooks: Take the recent Mission Viejo Mall shooting, for example. As a taxpayer, I appreciate that the deputies took one more crook off the radar. And I also appreciate them ticketing crazy drivers like you, Cynical. Thank you OCSD. I hope whomever gets selected as the Sheriff keeps up the good work as far as patrol goes.
Most of the “impessive” resumes have already done their time or they are from another planet. We need someone who can hit the ground 24/7 without fail and devote 100% of their energy to fixing the obvious problems (plural) that now exist in the Department. And I mean whenever that phone rings you answer it. Tired is not in your vocabulary. When a resume says: “I’m healthy”. Good for that dude. And it looks like that tired guy has a big check in the mailbox every few weeks. That’s fine. But I see only one guy who now fits the 24/7 criteria with jail management experience. So did the voters.
I’m lucky..I have had the experience of and antique old bag cell phone, then have the training as SID with a MP5, hand on the shoulder of your partner as you entered to search/arrest….It all was a kick and if not for my injury, I’ve love to take the keys from any patrol deputy and bet who’s first at 10-15….Buy everything has changed…
The deputies are now geeks, citing other deputies, and wifes, and/or arresting for reasons solvable in different ways..It all a stats game, while DUI’sare very important, but it’s now a sport amost cops, not a valid arrest.
During my time, I didn’t care if you were a construction worker, I would assess the situation and decided if it was the best decision to arrest. I’ve given more breaks than not, because I followed the spirit of the law versus the letter of the law, I would take into consideration the family and what affect it would have in total….Deputies that follow the letter of the law is always safe as you won’t have to make an explanation for you reasons. The letter of the law may require that…Don’t be a puss, make a decision, and do the proper thing, not right, proper that solves the issues with minimum stress to the family unit!!!
know Em All: The problem with your holier-than-thou opinion is that if a deputy follows the spirit of the law in a case where letter of the law would have been more applicable, if something happens to that citizen later on and the deputy should have taken care of the problem then, that citizen will then turn around and try to hold the deputy liable for not following through with the letter of the law in the first place. Get it?
You said it yourself: “…everything has changed”. The society we live in now is so damned litigious that no one is held accountable for their own actions anymore. Finding an attorney to get you out of the legal trouble you’re in is too easy and it’s taken for granted that people will somehow always get what they want in the end without any thought at all to the ramifications it may have. That’s the beginning of the demise of a stable society right there.
I’m all for officers excercising that beautiful spirit of the law concept. But the problem is the people: they will flat out take advantage of the police because they know they can. I think the justice system would work quite nicely if we abolished all attorneys. It would almost force people to behave like decent human beings. God forbid being a decent, law-abiding, responsible humanoid.
I think Barny Fife from Mayberry would be better then most of these guys.