Randolph Torres
Service Record
Orange County California Sheriff's Department
| Rank | Deputy |
| Dates of Service | Hired in 2004. Fired in 2019. Reinstated in 2021.[1] |
| Salary | $239,817[2] |
| Last Known Status | Active |
Incident Reports
2018 Mishandling of Evidence
In 2018, the Sheriff and District Attorney began investigating problems of deputies who were not booking evidence in a timely manner, and sometimes not at all.[1]
In 2019, Torres was discovered to have discarded evidence, including a gram of methamphetamine, syringes, a replica gun, and a cellphone into an office trash can out of fear that he would be caught by the internal audit.[1]
Response Timeline
In December 2019, Torres was fired. The department said that he could no longer be trusted and the "OCSD could not tolerate the legal risks."[1]
On December 3, 2021, an arbitrator found that Torres' behavior was "unjustified and egregious" but ruled that the termination was too severe of a punishment and that he must be rehired. The arbitrator cited cases where other offenders were not terminated. Torres will lose an estimated $480,000 in salary and benefits for the two years since his firing.[1]
No criminal charges were filed against Torres.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tony Saavedra, OC sheriff ordered to reinstate deputy fired for discarding meth, syringes and other evidence, Orange County Register, 2021-12-07
- ↑ Randolph Michael Torres Deputy Sheriff Orange County, govSalaries
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