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New Plumas County Sheriff's Correction Officer.Chris Driscoll is
flanked by Sheriff Greg Hagwood, right, and Assistant Sheriff
Dean Canalia in this Wednesday, Nov. 2, photo at the sheriff's
office. Driscoll, a graduate of Quincy High School and Feather
River College, earned numerous awards while finishing at the
top of his class at the Yuba College correctional academy. Photo
by Dan McDonald
Dan McDonald
Staff Writer
dmcdonald@plumasnews.com
In Chris Driscoll's line of
work, he rarely sees people who
are at their best. Far from it.
As one of Plumas County's
newest correction officers,
Driscoll said he tries to make
a positive Impression on the
inmates in his custody.
"You have the ability to
talk to people who haven't
always made the best choic-
es," Driscoll said of his new
job. "So you try to leave an
impression on them if you
can."
Driscoll admitted that try-
ing to help inmates make the
best of a bad situation isn't
easy. Still, he tries.
Driscoll's dedication has
certainly made an impression
on his boss. Plumas County
Sheriff Greg Hagwood said
Driscoll "represents every-
thing that I think the sheriff's
department and Plumas
County is looking for."
The sheriff offered a predic-
tion as he stood and patted 6-
foot-6 Driscoll on the back. "You
will see this guy do some phe-
nomenal things in this agency
over the next few years."
Hagwood has solid reasons
for his lofty expectations.
While attending the Correc-
tional Officer Core Course
academy at Yuba College,
Driscoll finished first in his
class of 18 students, accumu-
lating an all-around score of
94 percent.
His list of awards included
the Director's Award for out-
standing leadership. He was
voted Best in Class by his
classmates. He was thel~latoon
leader of his class. He was also
recognized for best defensive
tactics and best report writing.
"Chris represented the sher-
iff's department in an exem-
plary fashion and has contin-
ued a tradition that we have
here where our people, when
they go to academies, really
set the benchmark for the en-
tire class," Hagwood said.
Driscoll also represents
something the sheriff said he
admires: someone raised in
the community who wants to
stay and serve the community.
Driscoll is a 2003 graduate of
Quincy High School; where he
was a three-sport athlete (foot-
ball, basketball and baseball).
He went on to play football
and baseball and earn two de-
grees, including a criminal
justice degree, at Feather Riv-
er College.
Driscoll did venture out of
the county after high school.
He enrolled at the University
of Nevada, Las Vegas, but
said he didn't like the south-
errr Nevada weather.
However, it was at UNLV
that he met his wife of four
years, Lindsay.
Chris and Lindsay have two
young sons -- Cooper, who is
almost 3 years old, and 3-
Orange
takes
oath
Bob Orange is sworn in as a
Plumas County sheriff's
deputy by County Clerk-
Recorder Marcy DeMartile
while Sheriff Greg Hag-
wood witnesses the oath
Monday, Nov. 7, at the
Plumas County Courthouse
in Quincy. Orange recently
retired after 31 years with
the California Department
of Fish and Game. Photo by
Dan McDonald
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When asked what he likes
to do for fun in his spare time,
Driscoll smiled and said,
"That's pretty much what l
do. Mostly play with my kids.
That's a full-time job."
Driscoll's full-time job with
the county is still evolving. He
worked as a court security at-
tendant before starting at the
jail. He said he would eventu-
ally like to be on patrol.
Before starting his law en-
forcement career, Driscoll
worked for his parents, Don
and DeeDee Driscoll, at Quin-
cy Hot Spot.
"I worked for my parents
for quite a few years ... kind
of figuring out exactly what I
was going to do," Driscoll
said.
Now that his career is well
under way, Driscoll is com-
fortable with the direction it's
headed.
The sheriffs office seems to
fit his way of doing things.
"I like the way the sheriff's
department is going," Driscoll
said. "It's an emphasis on ser-
vice as opposed to just en-
forcement. And I think that's
the way it should be."
Driscoll applies that philos-
ophy at the jail. Although he
admits it can be challenging
when he sees many of the
same inmates return to cus-
tody over and over.
"ThaUs unfortunate. But
you try to make it as comfort-
able as you can in the situa-
tion," Driscoll said. "There's
no reason to treat anybody
terrible. They are still human
beings."
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Dan McDonald
Staff Writer
dmcdonald@plumasnews.com
The day a jury convicted
her of felony burglary, Nov. 2,
Rebecca Victoria Loretz cut
her wrists.
Loretz was still at a Reno
hospital a week after trying to
kill herself on the day she
failed to appear in Plumas
County Superior Court to
hear the verdict.
The 38-year-old former
Graeagle resident, who was
released from intensive care
at Renown Regional Medical
Center Friday, Nov. 11, will
face extradition.to Plumas
County when she recovers.
Loretz is expected to spend
some time hospitalized for
psychiatric evaluation, ac-
cording to her family.
"This is all just very sad,"
said Loretz's father, Art
Wolfe, who was also one of
Loretz's burglary victims. "I
really don't know what to say
right now. I just hope they
can give her some treatment."
Wolfe and his wife Zoe, who
is Loretz's stepmother, later
provided some details of the
events that took place Nov. 2
and beyond.
"We went to see her at the
hospital," Zoe Wolfe said.
"And she said 'Well, I don't
blame you for everything.'
"I couldn't believe she said
that. This is all a big ploy ...
Trust me," Zoe Wolfe said.
"This woman is .the drama
queen of the century. She's
doing everything she can to
keep from going to prison."
Loretz faces up to eight
years in prison after being
convicted on two "serious
felony" counts of residential
burglary, two felony counts of
recewing stolen property and
one misdemeanor count of
falsely reporting a crime.
Loretz burglarized her fa-
ther's home and later stole
property from a home she
was renting.
"This was a particularly
difficult and trying case for
the victims and the investi-
gating officers," Plumas
County District Attorney
David Hollister said two days
after Loretz was convicted.
"The defendant perpetrated
crimes not only based on fi-
nancial motivation, but also
out of spite."
In late 2009, after months of
dissension with Art Wolfe,
Loretz was served with a
move-out order forcing her to
leave her father's Graeagle
residence.
After Loretz moved out and
Wolfe took possession of the
home, he left town for the
weekend.
That's when Loretz broke
into Wolfe's house and stole
about $10,000 worth of items.
Among the items she took
were her deceased mother's
ashes.
Months later, Loretz and
her husband, Martin Loretz,
rented another house in
Graeagle.
While there, Loretz stole ap-
proximately $50,000 worth of
the homeowner's property.
In an effort to hide her
crime, Loretz called the police
and reported the home had
been burglarized while she
was away.
About a month after the re-
ported burglary, the Plumas
County Sheriff's Office served
Loretz with search warrants.
Deputies and detectives
searched Graeagle Mini Stor-
age units rented by Loretz.
They also searched the home
Loretz and her husband were
renting at the time.
The searches turned up much
of the stolen property from both
of Loretz's burglaries,
The jury trial lasted six
days. It featured testimony of
14 witnesses, including Loretz.
Martin and Rebecca Loretz,
who live in Sparks, drove to
Quincy each day for the trial.
However, according to the
Wolfes, Rebecca told Martin
she was going to drive herself
on the day the verdict wasto
be read.
They said Martin Loretz re-
turned to the apartment on
the afternoon of Nov, 2 to find
Rebecca covered in blood.
They said she was also suffer-
ing from a drug overdose•
Martin Loretz, who faced
charges Similar to those of his
wife, pleaded guilty Thurs-
day, Nov. 10, to one felony
count of first-degree burglary.
He is scheduled to be sen-
tenced Jan. 6, 2012.
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