Former Orange County deputy Steve Hortz charged after allegedly stealing dead woman's credit cards to buy auto parts

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Ex-OC deputy charged after allegedly stealing dead woman's credit cards to buy auto parts

26 September 2021

A former Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy, who was previously indicted on multiple felony charges, has been charged with allegedly stealing a dead woman's credit cards and attempting to use them to purchase thousands of dollars worth of auto parts, prosecutors said Friday. Steve Hortz, of San Dimas, responded on Aug. 19, 2020, to the woman's Yorba Linda home for a welfare check and found her deceased inside, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. While at the home, Hortz allegedly stole three credit cards and later used them to make thousands of dollars worth of unauthorized online purchases, ...

Ex-OC deputy charged after allegedly stealing dead woman's credit cards to buy auto parts

A former Orange County Sheriff's Department deputy has been charged with allegedly stealing a dead woman's credit cards.

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Apparently he's too dumb to learn, this is from last December:


Former O.C. deputy sheriff indicted, charged with breaking into dead man’s home

22 December 2020

A former Orange County sheriff’s deputy has been indicted for allegedly stealing 15 firearms and other items from a Yorba Linda home where he had found a dead man during a welfare check. Steve Hortz, a 12-year-department veteran, discovered the man’s body during his official duties this summer. Over the next few weeks, he was captured on surveillance video returning to the home and breaking into it three times, including once while on duty and wearing his sheriff’s uniform, to steal the firearms, according to the grand jury indictment. “I am so angry and beyond disappointed. This act in and ...

Former O.C. deputy sheriff indicted, charged with breaking into dead man's home

Former O.C. deputy sheriff indicted, charged with breaking into dead man's home while on duty, stealing 15 guns.

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Former O.C. sheriff’s deputy charged with stealing dead woman’s credit cards

24 September 2021

A former Orange County sheriff’s deputy stole credit cards from a dead woman’s Yorba Linda home and used them to make purchases from QVC and an automotive parts store, prosecutors said Friday. The charges come after Steve Hortz was previously indicted on multiple felonies in connection with breaking into the home of a dead man to steal more than $27,000 in guns and other items in July 2020. He has pleaded not guilty, and that case is ongoing. The Orange County district attorney’s office announced Hortz’s second case Friday. His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 26. Hortz’s attorney, Shaheen Manshoory, ...

Former O.C. sheriff's deputy charged with stealing dead woman’s credit cards

Prosecutors say a former Orange County sheriff’s deputy stole credit cards from a dead woman’s home and used them to make purchases from QVC and an automotive parts store.

www.latimes.com