A gun belonging to an Orange County Sheriff's Department reserve deputy was found at the home of a Swedish businessman accused of crashing a rare Ferrari on a coastal highway, authorities said Tuesday...Carona has been better than most at issuing "permissions" (if you consider that "better") but you still need to prove a need to his satisfaction. And we've discussed this business of deputizing cronies before.
Records also show Davis was issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon by the Orange County Sheriff's Department in 2002 for self-protection. The professional services reserve deputies are made up of business executives who have no police powers but receive badges and sheriff's identification cards.
They offer technical advice to Sheriff Mike Carona, whose reserve deputy program came under criticism last year following reports that he deputized dozens of political allies without conducting background checks.
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