Behind the Badge
In Feb. 20 ceremony, Don Barnes honors nine individuals, two agencies at annual Sheriff’s Special Recognition Awards
0On Feb. 20, 2020, Sheriff Don Barnes and his command staff honored nine individuals and two county agencies at the Sheriff’s Special Recognition Awards. The ceremony was held in a conference room on the fifth floor of the Brad Gates Building in Santa Ana, with loved ones, colleagues, and friends of the honorees in attendance. Barnes mentioned many successes the OCSD recently has had, including the successful cleanup of the Santa Ana riverbed homeless encampments and ending an 11-year U.S. Department of Justice probe into OCSD jail operations. Barnes also mentioned the appreciation he feels with partners such as the…
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