Behind the Badge
Best of BTB: OC’s first female deputy, Alice Chandler, was ‘fierce before fierce was cool’
0Editor’s note: As part of our 10th anniversary, and in recognition of National Police Women’s Day on Sept. 12, Behind the Badge is sharing stories from our archives: This story is from June 13, 2023 Alice 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…
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