Orange County to honor child crime victims on 4/22 in Santa Ana
The 2024 Orange County Crime Victims’ Rights Ceremony, held as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, is an annual gathering to honor victims and listen to survivors tell their…
Repeat DUI driver who killed a pregnant woman in Anaheim gets 15 years to life in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A woman with three prior driving under the influence convictions was sentenced today to 15 years to life for being under the influence of numerous drugs…
Senator Archuleta and OCDA Spitzer take steps to crack down on serial thieves
Norwalk, CA – Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera) is proud to announce the introduction of SB 923, which would increase penalties for repeat theft offenders by re-implementing serial theft provisions…
OCDA Spitzer laments the cop haters employed by County District Attorneys
The murder of one of society’s sworn protectors should be one of society’s most solemn moments. If our protectors can’t protect themselves from evil, then who will be able to…
California law that would have let murderers with life sentences out of prison defeated!
Last night, California narrowly escaped another public safety disaster when SB 94 (Cortese), which would have let murderers sentenced to life without the possibility of parole out of prison, wasn’t…
Is crime going up in CA because Gov. Newsom keeps promoting public defenders into judges?
Commercial burglaries in California has reached its highest level since 2008, and the commercial robberies, where criminals are using force, are at the highest level since 2014, according to the…
OCDA Spitzer denounces Senator Cortese’s attempt to let violent criminals out of jail
California State Senator Dave Cortese wants to let people get away with murder. Inmates sentenced to life without the possibility of parole are some of the worst of humanity –…
OCDA Spitzer urges Congress to save the Afghan prosecutors who were left behind
Washington, DC– On the second-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul and the end of the Kabul airlift known as Operation Allies Refuge, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys issued the…
Man will spend 11 years in state prison for $400K So. California auto theft crime spree
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the guilty plea and sentencing of Jean Parret, who carried out an extensive identity theft and grand theft scheme across several…
OCDA Spitzer rips liberal L.A. politicians for the out of control crime in So. California
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement regarding the rash of smash-and-grab robberies at retail locations in Southern California: No one mentioned today…
OCDA Spitzer blames LADA Gascon and Gov. Newsom for the release of a Manson killer
A member of the murderous Manson family is now free. Don’t blame the parole board. Blame Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon because he refuses to staff parole hearings…
The OCDA is hosting a public meeting about their use of military equipment on June 30
In accordance with AB 481, the Orange County District Attorney, Bureau of Investigation will hold a community engagement meeting on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the County…
OCDA Spitzer slams Gov. Newsom for turning the San Quentin prison into a rehab center
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement to transform San Quentin from a prison into a…
The OCDA received a $2.9M state grant to combat DUIs
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is proud to announce that it has been once again chosen by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)…
OCTA buses will feature anti-Fentanyl ads
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer has launched a countywide anti-fentanyl ad campaign on Orange County Transit Authority buses to warn residents about the deadly dangers…
