OC’s first female deputy, Alice Chandler, was ‘fierce before fierce was cool’
0Alice Chandler was 21 when she was invited to interview for a position as a deputy with then-Orange County Sheriff James A. Musick. She died on June 10 at age 94. Her job would be to patrol by horseback to keep trespassers and poachers away from Peter’s Lake, a popular duck hunting and fishing spot situated on James Irvine’s private property. Chandler had no law enforcement experience, but Musick was aware of her reputation as a fine horsewoman. An hour later, Musick handed Chandler a badge and told her mother to purchase a handgun for her daughter. Alice’s mother purchased…
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