Cop Arrested After conducting a Welfare test and Robbing the sufferer’s house
A veteran cop was arrested on multiple felony charges including “suspicion of burglary” after he was captured on home surveillance footage repeatedly returning to the house of a dead 70-year-old man and stealing from him. Amazingly enough, despite the video, the officer wasn't immediately fired and instead placed on paid administrative leave.
Deputy Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s department reportedly had a range in Yorba Linda after the family called during a welfare check on a 70-year-old man. When Hortz arrived, he found that the person had died of natural causes.
Last month, on September 9, the family of the deceased called the department to inform them that multiple items were missing from the house.
An attorney for the family provided the department with surveillance footage from the house which showed this thieving deputy returning to the property on multiple occasions and leaving with stolen items. within the video, we see the deputy brazenly entering the house with a dolly and hauling off stolen items.
As CBS l.a. reports:
In the first incident, Hortz returned to the house on July 27 and allegedly broke into the unoccupied residence through the rear and left a brief time later. it absolutely was unclear if Hortz, who was in uniform at the time, left with any property from the house.
Hortz then returned to the house on the mornings of Aug. 10 and 16 in civilian clothes and allegedly removed items including weapon safes, ceiling fans, and cases containing unknown items.
OCSD immediately launched an investigation into the burglaries as soon as they were reported. Hortz was arrested on the morning of Sept. 10 and was booked into the Santa Ana Jail on suspicion of burglary. He was also placed on administrative leave, and therefore the department said it absolutely was investigating prior calls Hortz handled to work out if similar instances had occurred.
Despite the video of the deputy’s crimes, he wasn't immediately fired, even after the sheriff blasted him in an exceeding statement.
“The suspected criminal actions of this deputy are a violation of charitable trust,” OC Sheriff Don Barnes said in a very statement. “This deputy is held accountable through a swift and thorough process including a full criminal and internal administrative investigation.”
“I will do everything we are able to to create sure he doesn't return to the same during this organization or anywhere else for that matter,” Barnes said during a group discussion.
However, that bad cop was allowed to remain on for weeks after being arrested and was never fired. Instead, Hortz resigned to avoid departmental discipline.
Barnes did say that he's now investigating other incidents during which Hortz was involved so as to determine if there are other potential thefts.
Hortz faces three felony counts of second-degree burglary and two felony counts of grand larceny of a firearm. This cop stole 15 firearms from a dead man. He also stole the man’s ceiling fans and multiple weapons safes — which he may be seen brazenly leaving the house with on a dolly.
“He’s embarrassed this profession, he’s embarrassed this organization, and he’s embarrassed the virtually 4,000 members who aid work every day,” Barnes said.
But not all 4,000 of these cops are angels. In fact, the day before Hortz was arrested, another Orange County deputy, Angelina Cortez was charged with a felony for stealing a MasterCard from a suspect and using it.
Cops robbing dead people is sort of common. In August, Cpl. Jacob Miskill, with the Anne Arundel County local department, was arrested by his own department. rather like Hortz he was caught stealing guns and other property from the house of a dead man.
According to the report by WBAL, County police said officers were called April 27 to a report of an unattended death at a house within the 1600 block of Wall Drive in Pasadena. The officer received information that one amongst the responding officers, Cpl. Jacob Miskill, may have stolen firearms and other property from the house.
Investigators then issued a research warrant for Miskill’s home and must have found a number of the things because he was arrested shortly after. Miskill was then charged with first-, third- and fourth-degree burglary, theft, theft scheme, and misconduct in office.
Miskill is simply the tip of the iceberg. a number of these cops were so flagrant with the criminal actions that they were caught on their own body cameras.
Officer Linnard R. Crouch was seen on his own body camera—not helping a 74-year-old man who was having a heart attack—but robbing him. The elderly victim, James Mabe had the cash to travel buy Christmas presents for his grandchildren, but because the cop robbed him rather than helped him he’d never make it. What’s more, the officer who stole a dying elderly man’s Christmas money never visited the jail.
With almost no news coverage, Crouch pleaded guilty to robbing the elderly dying man. rather than being punished for his utter betrayal of trust and despicable act, Crouch was given probation and never spent sooner or later behind bars.
Deputy Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s department reportedly had a range in Yorba Linda after the family called during a welfare check on a 70-year-old man. When Hortz arrived, he found that the person had died of natural causes.
Last month, on September 9, the family of the deceased called the department to inform them that multiple items were missing from the house.
An attorney for the family provided the department with surveillance footage from the house which showed this thieving deputy returning to the property on multiple occasions and leaving with stolen items. within the video, we see the deputy brazenly entering the house with a dolly and hauling off stolen items.
As CBS l.a. reports:
In the first incident, Hortz returned to the house on July 27 and allegedly broke into the unoccupied residence through the rear and left a brief time later. it absolutely was unclear if Hortz, who was in uniform at the time, left with any property from the house.
Hortz then returned to the house on the mornings of Aug. 10 and 16 in civilian clothes and allegedly removed items including weapon safes, ceiling fans, and cases containing unknown items.
OCSD immediately launched an investigation into the burglaries as soon as they were reported. Hortz was arrested on the morning of Sept. 10 and was booked into the Santa Ana Jail on suspicion of burglary. He was also placed on administrative leave, and therefore the department said it absolutely was investigating prior calls Hortz handled to work out if similar instances had occurred.
Despite the video of the deputy’s crimes, he wasn't immediately fired, even after the sheriff blasted him in an exceeding statement.
“The suspected criminal actions of this deputy are a violation of charitable trust,” OC Sheriff Don Barnes said in a very statement. “This deputy is held accountable through a swift and thorough process including a full criminal and internal administrative investigation.”
“I will do everything we are able to to create sure he doesn't return to the same during this organization or anywhere else for that matter,” Barnes said during a group discussion.
However, that bad cop was allowed to remain on for weeks after being arrested and was never fired. Instead, Hortz resigned to avoid departmental discipline.
Barnes did say that he's now investigating other incidents during which Hortz was involved so as to determine if there are other potential thefts.
Hortz faces three felony counts of second-degree burglary and two felony counts of grand larceny of a firearm. This cop stole 15 firearms from a dead man. He also stole the man’s ceiling fans and multiple weapons safes — which he may be seen brazenly leaving the house with on a dolly.
“He’s embarrassed this profession, he’s embarrassed this organization, and he’s embarrassed the virtually 4,000 members who aid work every day,” Barnes said.
But not all 4,000 of these cops are angels. In fact, the day before Hortz was arrested, another Orange County deputy, Angelina Cortez was charged with a felony for stealing a MasterCard from a suspect and using it.
Cops robbing dead people is sort of common. In August, Cpl. Jacob Miskill, with the Anne Arundel County local department, was arrested by his own department. rather like Hortz he was caught stealing guns and other property from the house of a dead man.
According to the report by WBAL, County police said officers were called April 27 to a report of an unattended death at a house within the 1600 block of Wall Drive in Pasadena. The officer received information that one amongst the responding officers, Cpl. Jacob Miskill, may have stolen firearms and other property from the house.
Investigators then issued a research warrant for Miskill’s home and must have found a number of the things because he was arrested shortly after. Miskill was then charged with first-, third- and fourth-degree burglary, theft, theft scheme, and misconduct in office.
Miskill is simply the tip of the iceberg. a number of these cops were so flagrant with the criminal actions that they were caught on their own body cameras.
Officer Linnard R. Crouch was seen on his own body camera—not helping a 74-year-old man who was having a heart attack—but robbing him. The elderly victim, James Mabe had the cash to travel buy Christmas presents for his grandchildren, but because the cop robbed him rather than helped him he’d never make it. What’s more, the officer who stole a dying elderly man’s Christmas money never visited the jail.
With almost no news coverage, Crouch pleaded guilty to robbing the elderly dying man. rather than being punished for his utter betrayal of trust and despicable act, Crouch was given probation and never spent sooner or later behind bars.
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