New District Attorney and Sheriff Sworn In
At separate ceremonies Monday, Orange County’s new top law-enforcement officers were sworn in, both pledging to help poor and underprivileged youth.
Incoming Sheriff Michael S. Carona, speaking at his swearing-in ceremony at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, urged residents to donate their time and money to needy children. If they do not, he said, the same children will grow up to occupy jail beds purchased at taxpayers’ expense.
Meanwhile, new Orange County Dist. Atty. Anthony J. Rackauckas Jr. pledged in Santa Ana to crack down on gang violence and on parents who don’t make child-support payments.
“Let deadbeat parents beware: Your free ride is over,” he said.
Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Gil Garcetti gave a short speech promising to assist Rackauckas in any way to combat “gangs, hate-mongers, white-collar criminals and those who fail to support their children.”
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca praised Carona as a man who cares for people and makes them feel important. The two sheriffs pledged to work together closely.
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