The Dispute Resolution Programs Act of 1986 (DRPA) provides for the establishment and funding, at county option, of local Dispute Resolution Programs. The purpose of the DRPA is to encourage the…

CARE is a new civil process established to allow counties to focus on serving persons with untreated mental illness and provide behavioral health services. CARE Act connects a person…

All OC Read volunteers must complete four hours of professional development training per calendar year. Below is a list of possible ways to accumulate hours. To receive credit for completing an…

In August 1966, 41-year-old Robert Lee Nusbaum was a victim of homicide in his home on Huber Street in Anaheim.   Around 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 13, 1966, a friend stopped by Nusbaum’s…

In May 1980, Santa Ana Register City Editor, Pat O. Riley received a phone call from an anonymous caller. “Dorothy Jane Scott…she was my love. I caught her cheating with another man…she denied…

On Feb. 22, 1981, Lee Ray Rowland was discovered lying face down on his bed by his parents. The 30-year-old was pronounced deceased a few moments later.  Rowland’s parents went away for…

On December 7, 1985, the Sheriff’s Department was notified around 7 a.m. about a blue nylon bag with a possible body inside located on the side of Jeffrey Road in North Irvine.   A…

On Oct. 30, 1984, 25-year-old Darrell Attardo and 20-year-old Stephanie Anderson were found deceased in a small home on 9th street in Sunset Beach by Sheriff’s Department investigators. …

In early May, 1987, restaurant owner Joe Luis Avila was found shot to death in his black 1985 Porsche Cabriolet Carrera.   He left his “El Ranchito” restaurant on Mesa Drive and Irvine…

The term "social engineering" refers to an attempt to gain access to information, primarily through misrepresentation, and often relies on the trusting nature of most individuals. Most users should…