🌱 Why is OC’s animal shelter chief in Tustin tied to Texas?
Tustin, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Tustin! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why is OC’s animal shelter chief in Tustin tied to Texas?
- How a Tustin police disability case fits a growing fraud crackdown
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Today's riddle: David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and... ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 89, low: 67.
- Monday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Does Orange County's Animal Care Director Live in California? (voiceofoc.org) — Tustin readers should know that Orange County’s Animal Care director, who oversees the OC Animal Care shelter in Tustin, is facing scrutiny over claiming a Texas home as her primary residence while being described as a full-time, in-office county employee. The report details her Texas homestead tax exemption, high county compensation, use of Texas license plates, and county officials’ limited responses about her work status. 
• A former deputy collected $62,000 in disability pay, then cameras caught him doing the one thing he swore he couldn't do (attackofthefanboy.com) — Tustin residents may recall a 2023 case where two Tustin police officers were charged with workers’ compensation fraud after claiming chronic back pain while allegedly vacationing and mountain biking. That incident is now being cited alongside a new Northern California case to illustrate how California’s no-fault workers’ comp system is being abused and more aggressively prosecuted statewide. The piece also notes thousands of suspected fraud cases and recent felony charges against other law enforcement officers.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Santa Anita Park re-opens after $18 million modernization (ocregister.com)
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Lake Forest
- OC Man ID'd As Kidnapper Who Shot Man In His Trunk In Front Of Deputies (patch.com)
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