It was a common and usual query at the bar or breakfast table, ‘Well, how many were killed last night?,’ then ‘Who was it?’ and, ‘Who killed him?’’’ Knives and revolvers settled all differences.
It was a fact, that all of the bad characters who had been driven from the mines had taken refuge in Los Angeles, for the reason that if forced to move further on, it was only a short ride to Mexican soil, while on the other hand all the outlaws of the Mexican frontier made for the California gold mines, and the cut-throats of California and Mexico naturally met at Los Angeles, and at Los Angeles they fought. there were more desperadoes in Los Angeles than in any place on the Pacific coast, San Francisco with its great population not excepted. the country one where such ruffians would have ample room to practice their villainy.” Thirty years before Orange County was carved out of south Los Angeles County in 1889, pioneer Horace Bell noted: “I have no hesitation in saying that. together with the isolated conditions, strangers every one around them, and who, if would never have been missed. Borthwick wrote: “There were in California the elite of the most desperate and consummate scoundrels. OCSD has grown to over 4,000 employees, continues to serve unincorporated areas, providing Police Services to 13 contract cities, the Orange County Transportation Authority, John Wayne Airport, and much more.Įarly Southern California was notoriously lawless. Today, Orange County has a population of over 3 million residents. The problems faced by the first sheriff were typical for a frontier county-tracking down outlaws, controlling vagrancy, and attempting to maintain law and order across 782 square miles of farmland and undeveloped territory. They served a sparsely populated county of 13,000 residents, scattered throughout isolated townships and settlements. The entire department consisted of Sheriff Richard Harris and Deputy James Buckley, with an operating budget of $1,200 a year and a makeshift jail in the rented basement of a store in Santa Ana. On August 1, 1889, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) was formed when a proclamation from the state legislature separated the southern portion of Los Angeles County and created Orange County. The Sheriff's Museum thanks Sheriff Hutchens for her support.
Sheriff Sandra Hutchens says farewell and shares her memories of 10½ years as Sheriff of Orange County, California. Also, please enjoy the Orange County Sheriff's Museum & Education Center video below. We invite you to browse the photos below, and hope you enjoy your visit to the past and present of the Orange County Sheriff's Department. We would like to talk with you about long-forgotten items perhaps stuck away in a dresser drawer or the attic! Mail a list to P.O. certain uniform components arm and sleeve patches scientific lab instruments documents ID cards memoirs biographies of deceased personnel electronic equipment such as radios and radar units and more. Items sought-the older the better-include: badges photographs equipment such as handcuffs, batons, etc. The Orange County Sheriff's Museum & Education Center, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization now under development to preserve the OCSD history, is actively seeking Department artifacts of all varieties for permanent housing in the Department Archives, and in the Museum, when constructed. Preserves and shares the rich history of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, fosters an understanding of the role law enforcement has within the community, and promotes an educational environment for public safety and the community. The Orange County Sheriff's Museum & Education Center
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