Behind the Badge
Former Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens died on Monday after a longtime battle with breast cancer. She was 66.
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Sandra Hutchens, former Orange County Sheriff, dies at age 66
0Hutchens had been battling breast cancer since being diagnosed in 2012.
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