Former Orange County Sheriff Dies

Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens is all smiles as she answers questions during a news conference outside Orange County Sheriff's Department headquarters in Santa Ana on Jan. 30, 2016. Ken Steinhardt/The Orange County Register via AP

Former Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens died Jan. 4 following an eight-year battle with cancer.

Hutchens, Orange County’s 12th sheriff, held office from 2008 to 2019, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. She was succeeded by Sheriff Don Barnes.