California sheriff: Deputy burglarized home after responding to death there - NBC News

A Southern California sheriff's deputy accused of stealing items from an unoccupied home days after he responded to a report of a death there is facing a burglary charge, officials said Thursday.

Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, was arrested Thursday and placed on administrative leave, sheriff's officials said in a statement.

Sheriff's officials said an attorney for the deceased man's estate contacted the department to report items missing and home security video of the deputy

The Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs did not immediately to respond to a request for comment in Cortez's case