Alice Chandler received a Deputy Sheriff's Badge from Sheriff James Musick in 1949 and was told she was a deputy. She may have been a Special Deputy, records are vague, but she was given an Deputy Sheriff's Badge. She returned it last year on her 80th birthday, along with the .32 caliber pistol she carried while guarding Irvine Ranch property on horseback. She cae to a Divison Commander's meeting with her gear to be returned shortly after Sheriff Sandra Hutchens took office.
To see a feature on Alice Chandler published in the Trabuco Canyon News click: Trabuco Cyn News Scan001 (2).pdf (786.17 kb)
To see the Department Blog story on her returning her badge click here.