Sheriff Villanueva demands L.A. County leaders stop using term ‘deputy gangs’
2 years, 10 months ago

Sheriff Villanueva demands L.A. County leaders stop using term ‘deputy gangs’

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Board of Supervisors, demanding supervisors and others stop using the phrase “deputy gangs.” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva sent a cease-and-desist letter this week to the Board of Supervisors, demanding they and others stop using the phrase “deputy gangs” to refer to secretive groups that operate within department stations. In Wednesday’s letter, Villanueva claimed the use of the term “gang member” to describe deputies in these groups stems from allegations about the Executioners at Compton station made by Deputy Austreberto Gonzalez in a retaliation lawsuit that was dismissed last year. “Sheriff Villanueva’s playing of the race card is equally unfortunate, as many of the whistleblowers in his own department, as well as victims of the deputy gangs, are also Latino.” The groups, often marked by their members’ matching tattoos, had been compared to or called gangs long before the Compton deputy filed his retaliation lawsuit. A 2020 report by the county inspector general said there’s substantial evidence that the Banditos at the East L.A. station were “gang-like and their influence has resulted in favoritism, sexism, racism and violence.” L.A. County has paid out at least $55 million in settlements in cases in which sheriff’s deputies have been alleged to belong to one of the groups, records show.

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Ex-members of L.A. County sheriff’s alleged ‘secret police’ testify to oversight commission
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-members of L.A. County sheriff’s alleged ‘secret police’ testify to oversight commission

LA Times  

For nearly five hours Friday, the Civilian Oversight Commission grilled two former members of a secretive unit within the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department accused of targeting former Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s foes. This year, state prosecutors formally rejected the case, saying they’d completed a “thorough and independent investigation.” But on Friday, Fernandez alleged state investigators previously told him prosecutors had never …

Several L.A. County sheriff’s deputies relieved of duty in connection with federal investigation
3 months ago

Several L.A. County sheriff’s deputies relieved of duty in connection with federal investigation

LA Times  

As a result of a federal investigation, at least three L.A. County sheriff’s deputies were relieved of duty, authorities said. Several deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have been relieved of duty in connection with a federal investigation, authorities said Tuesday night. The Sheriff’s Department confirmed the move was linked to a probe “involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office” …

Sheriff’s Department announces long-awaited policy banning deputy gangs
3 months ago

Sheriff’s Department announces long-awaited policy banning deputy gangs

LA Times  

Nearly two years after Sheriff Robert Luna took office and promised to eradicate deputy gangs, and three years after state lawmakers greenlighted a measure requiring police agencies to ban the groups, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unveiled a much-awaited anti-gang policy Wednesday to comply with the law. At the time, Villanueva said that made him the first sheriff to …

Former Sheriff Villanueva to file $25-million lawsuit over county’s ‘Do Not Rehire’ label
7 months, 1 week ago

Former Sheriff Villanueva to file $25-million lawsuit over county’s ‘Do Not Rehire’ label

LA Times  

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva plans to file a $25-million federal lawsuit against Los Angeles County for putting a “Do Not Rehire” notation in his personnel file after an oversight panel said he harassed and discriminated against two county employees. Villanueva’s lawyer called the recommendation — which the department ultimately adopted — a “lethal blow” to the former sheriff’s lengthy career …

Sheriff’s Department flouts county request for info on alleged deputy gang, report says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheriff’s Department flouts county request for info on alleged deputy gang, report says

LA Times  

Allegations about a City of Industry Sheriff’s Station deputy gang emerged in the course of a misconduct investigation that began in 2023. In a short but scathing report issued Thursday, Inspector General Max Huntsman said the department’s handling of the Industry Station Indians probe created only the “outward appearance” of a crackdown on the controversial groups. “My hope is that …

Ex-undersheriff admits to having alleged deputy gang tattoo — then getting rid of it
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-undersheriff admits to having alleged deputy gang tattoo — then getting rid of it

LA Times  

It was a Caveman, and it was on his ankle. After more than two years of resisting subpoenas to testify about deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, this week former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted under oath that he once sported a tattoo representing the Cavemen, a controversial subgroup affiliated with the East Los Angeles station. “He is …

Oversight investigators find deputy gang ‘logo’ outside Los Angeles women’s jail
10 months ago

Oversight investigators find deputy gang ‘logo’ outside Los Angeles women’s jail

LA Times  

A deputy gang has left its mark at the women’s jail. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the sticker has since been removed — and last week Sheriff Robert Luna faulted oversight officials for not telling him about the image sooner. In recent years there have been some indications in reports that the Regulators, one of the older gangs …

L.A. County supervisors ask sheriff for report on ‘Industry Indians’ deputy gang
11 months ago

L.A. County supervisors ask sheriff for report on ‘Industry Indians’ deputy gang

LA Times  

Several Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies allegedly attacked several teens outside Bowlium Lanes in Montclair. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday asked Sheriff Robert Luna for a progress report on his promise to root out deputy gangs from the nation’s largest sheriff’s department. The Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that it is “actively addressing the issue …

Villanueva denies existence of deputy gangs as L.A. County officials seek accountability
11 months, 1 week ago

Villanueva denies existence of deputy gangs as L.A. County officials seek accountability

LA Times  

Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva testifies at the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission meeting, where he answered questions under oath about deputy gangs. During four hours of combative testimony in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission on Friday morning, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva attempted to minimize the problem of deputy gangs, refusing to acknowledge their existence and …

After a year in office, L.A. County sheriff talks deputy gangs, jail deaths, overdoses
1 year ago

After a year in office, L.A. County sheriff talks deputy gangs, jail deaths, overdoses

LA Times  

L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna attends a Hall of Justice news conference in 2022 to discuss the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and the launch an innovative public awareness campaign using a PSA film titled “Bad Meds.” By the time Sheriff Robert Luna ousted his predecessor and became L.A. County’s top cop in late 2022, the nation’s largest sheriff’s department was …

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva wants to unseat Supervisor Janice Hahn. Does he have a shot?
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva wants to unseat Supervisor Janice Hahn. Does he have a shot?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. “He’s going to gain a lot of support from people that are center to center-right and probably in the middle,” said Berg, adding that he believed Hahn had aligned herself with the “woke progressive crowd.” Hahn’s campaign shot back in a statement, calling Villanueva the “embodiment …

D.A. drops poker-chip theft case against deputy after witness cites fear of deputy gangs
1 year, 3 months ago

D.A. drops poker-chip theft case against deputy after witness cites fear of deputy gangs

LA Times  

The district attorney’s office has decided not to prosecute an East L.A. deputy accused of stealing $500 in poker chips during a traffic stop after the driver who sparked the investigation said he feared retaliation from “deputy gangs.” When he was first questioned about the missing chips, prosecutors said, Deputy Braulio Robledo denied having pulled over the professional poker player …

Judge blocks county watchdog investigation into sheriff deputy gangs, tattoos
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge blocks county watchdog investigation into sheriff deputy gangs, tattoos

LA Times  

Members of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department deputy gang known as the Executioners are alleged to sport tattoos of a skull with Nazi imagery and an AK-47, while members of the Banditos are allegedly known for their tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandoleer and pistol. In a 42-page ruling that is sure to be contentious, a civil …

Deputy union sues over investigation into Sheriff’s Department gangs, order to show tattoos
1 year, 7 months ago

Deputy union sues over investigation into Sheriff’s Department gangs, order to show tattoos

LA Times  

Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputy gang known as the Executioners are alleged to sport tattoos of a skull with Nazi imagery and an AK-47, while members of the Banditos are allegedly known for their matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandoleer and pistol. Days after the county’s watchdog demanded that dozens of deputies reveal …

Dozens of LASD deputies ordered to show suspected gang tattoos, reveal others who have them
1 year, 7 months ago

Dozens of LASD deputies ordered to show suspected gang tattoos, reveal others who have them

LA Times  

Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department declared an unlawful assembly, and deputies moved toward a crowd that gathered near Imperial Highway and Normandy in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2020. “The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department conducted incomplete internal affairs investigations into the Banditos and Executioners, failing to identify all members,” Huntsman told The Times this week. We’re using that authority to complete …

Column: Banning violent deputy gangs in the L.A. Sheriff’s Department is essential. But is it constitutional?
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Banning violent deputy gangs in the L.A. Sheriff’s Department is essential. But is it constitutional?

LA Times  

For at least 50 years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been plagued by secretive “deputy gangs” — organized subgroups of deputy sheriffs who allegedly engage in violence, corruption and illegal activity. “Good luck trying to impose something that’s going to violate the 1st Amendment rights of employees,” says former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who called Deixler’s report …

Civilian oversight commission calls for sheriff to outlaw deputy gangs, ban their rituals
1 year, 9 months ago

Civilian oversight commission calls for sheriff to outlaw deputy gangs, ban their rituals

LA Times  

A civilian oversight commission has called on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to ban deputy gangs and the tattoos that mark a deputy’s membership. On Friday, after a special counsel report highlighted the continued existence of deputy gangs with names like Banditos and Executioners, the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission voted to recommend the wide-ranging reforms detailed in …

Special counsel urges sheriff to ban the ‘cancer’ of deputy gangs
1 year, 9 months ago

Special counsel urges sheriff to ban the ‘cancer’ of deputy gangs

LA Times  

Angela Walton answers questions in 2022 from members of the Civilian Oversight Commission about allegations of violent gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission’s special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the “cancer” of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to …

L.A. County sheriff creates new office to ‘eradicate all deputy gangs’
1 year, 10 months ago

L.A. County sheriff creates new office to ‘eradicate all deputy gangs’

LA Times  

Sheriff Robert Luna speaks at a news conference Wednesday to announce the formation of the Office of Constitutional Policing within the Sheriff’s Department and the appointment of Eileen Decker, its director. Facing long-standing allegations of “appalling” conditions inside the county’s jails and violent deputy “gangs” operating on its streets, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna on Wednesday announced the appointment …

As hearing on ‘deputy gangs’ opens, testimony adds to years of allegations
2 years, 7 months ago

As hearing on ‘deputy gangs’ opens, testimony adds to years of allegations

LA Times  

Lt. Larry Waldie testifies Tuesday at a hearing held by the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, which is investigating “deputy gangs” within the department. Jefferson Chow started investigating a fight between deputies assigned to the East L.A. sheriff’s station, he was instructed by a supervisor to question witnesses about groups of deputies that behaved something like street gangs. Eli Vera, who …

Sheriff Alex Villanueva to testify on gang-like deputy groups
2 years, 8 months ago

Sheriff Alex Villanueva to testify on gang-like deputy groups

LA Times  

Sheriff Alex Villanueva is scheduled to testify, under oath, about gang-like groups of deputies that operate in the Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is scheduled to testify, under oath, Friday about gang-like groups of deputies that operate in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, after the 2nd District Court of Appeal denied his latest challenge to a more than year-old …

L.A. County sheriff watchdog probing whether Villanueva lied about violent detention by deputy
2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County sheriff watchdog probing whether Villanueva lied about violent detention by deputy

LA Times  

An independent watchdog is investigating allegations L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva lied about when he learned of an incident in which a deputy kneeled on an inmate’s head. The independent watchdog for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating allegations Sheriff Alex Villanueva lied about his knowledge of an incident in which a deputy kneeled on a handcuffed inmate’s …

Column: L.A. County sheriff shoots his mouth off again
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: L.A. County sheriff shoots his mouth off again

LA Times  

Shortly after my three-part series on Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was published last week, a longtime critic of mine went on Twitter to write: “Last night Harry Chandler came back from the dead 2 order the @latimes shoe shine boy to promote division among black & Latinos.” He added: “They stroke divisions & use the taco guy for …

Sheriff Villanueva focuses on media coverage of Black people
2 years, 9 months ago

Sheriff Villanueva focuses on media coverage of Black people

LA Times  

It didn’t take long for Los Angeles County’s controversial and frequently bombastic sheriff, Alex Villanueva, to lay his hands on a proverbial third rail. He mentioned slavery, redlining, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan and “so much trauma from way back when to the present time” that explained the Black community’s sustained distrust of law enforcement. “For every one …

L.A. County panel launches investigation into Sheriff’s Department ‘deputy gangs’
2 years, 9 months ago

L.A. County panel launches investigation into Sheriff’s Department ‘deputy gangs’

LA Times  

The L.A. County Civilian Oversight Commission in November 2019. The civilian commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is launching an independent investigation into “deputy gangs” that have been entrenched within the agency for decades. “The sheriff has repeatedly challenged anyone to come up with the evidence of deputy gangs, and our intention is to conduct a completely …

Inspector general identifies 41 sheriff’s deputies who allegedly belong to gang-like groups
2 years, 9 months ago

Inspector general identifies 41 sheriff’s deputies who allegedly belong to gang-like groups

LA Times  

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Inspector General has identified dozens of deputies who are allegedly members of gang-like groups that operate out of the East L.A. and Compton stations. In a letter dated Monday, Inspector General Max Huntsman said his office has compiled a partial list that includes 11 deputies who allegedly belong to the Banditos, which operate out of …

Congressional panel again asks for probe into L.A. County deputy ‘gangs’
2 years, 10 months ago

Congressional panel again asks for probe into L.A. County deputy ‘gangs’

LA Times  

A congressional subcommittee has again asked the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of systemic abuses by “criminal gangs” within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A congressional subcommittee has requested for a second time that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate allegations of systemic abuses by “criminal gangs” of deputies within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department that celebrate …

Column: L.A. County’s sheriff called me a ‘vendido,’ a sellout. Let’s talk about selling out
3 years, 1 month ago

Column: L.A. County’s sheriff called me a ‘vendido,’ a sellout. Let’s talk about selling out

LA Times  

Every Wednesday during lunchtime, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva logs onto Facebook Live to bare his soul. The reporters found that the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has made more than 44,000 bike stops since 2017 that did little to nab actual criminals. Two years earlier, Villanueva allowed the reintroduction of a logo to the department’s East L.A. station that …

Rep. Maxine Waters again calls for federal probe of gang-like deputy groups
3 years, 2 months ago

Rep. Maxine Waters again calls for federal probe of gang-like deputy groups

LA Times  

Rep. Maxine Waters this week requested again that the U.S. Department of Justice launch a civil rights investigation into gang-like groups of L.A. County sheriff’s deputies. Rep. Maxine Waters this week reissued her request that the U.S. Department of Justice launch a civil rights investigation into gang-like groups of deputies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Waters criticized Sheriff …

L.A. County sheriff’s unit accused of targeting political enemies, vocal critics
3 years, 3 months ago

L.A. County sheriff’s unit accused of targeting political enemies, vocal critics

LA Times  

On paper, the deputies are scattered around the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in various assignments. The unit, named the Civil Rights and Public Integrity Detail, has pursued a long-running investigation into one of Villanueva’s most vocal critics, L.A. County Inspector General Max Huntsman, and others despite sheriff’s officials being told by the FBI and state law enforcement officials that …

L.A. County sheriff has legal power to ban gang-like groups of deputies, county lawyers say
3 years, 3 months ago

L.A. County sheriff has legal power to ban gang-like groups of deputies, county lawyers say

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has broad legal authority to crack down on entrenched, gang-like groups of deputies that have been accused of glorifying violence and whose members have cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in legal payouts, according to attorneys for the county. “We’re trying to run an organization, not engage in a witch hunt.” California FBI …

Deputy cliques in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department likely growing, study finds
3 years, 3 months ago

Deputy cliques in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department likely growing, study finds

LA Times  

The Rand Corp. on Friday released its highly anticipated study commissioned by L.A. County on deputy subgroups. Hundreds of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said they have been recruited to join secretive, sometimes gang-like cliques that operate within department stations, according to the findings of a survey by independent researchers. In a statement on social media he said that he …

Column: Sheriff Villanueva discusses his public power struggles, homelessness and more
3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Sheriff Villanueva discusses his public power struggles, homelessness and more

LA Times  

It turned out that Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva wanted to talk about a whole lot more than homelessness. 47, the “woke left,” his feelings about mask mandates and vaccinations, the debate over sheriff “gangs” versus “cliques,” and his plan to issue more permits to carry a concealed weapon. “I rarely get the undivided attention of L.A. Times reporters,” …

Rep. Waters seeks federal probe of L.A. County deputies’ alleged Executioners gang
3 years, 5 months ago

Rep. Waters seeks federal probe of L.A. County deputies’ alleged Executioners gang

LA Times  

Rep. Maxine Waters on Wednesday requested that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate allegations that a violent gang of deputies called the Executioners runs operations at the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Compton station. “I ask that the DOJ take two immediate actions: launch an independent investigation into the existence of the ‘Executioners,’ both at the LASD Compton station and within …

‘Running against the woke left’: Can Sheriff Villanueva’s shift to the right work in L.A.?
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Running against the woke left’: Can Sheriff Villanueva’s shift to the right work in L.A.?

LA Times  

For a sheriff who swept into office by convincing liberal, progressive voters he was their candidate, Alex Villanueva is making strange moves these days. “He has tried to change the chemistry of his reelection by kind of adopting a sort of law-and-order posture that may get a little traction in L.A. County this coming year,” said Raphe Sonenshein, head of …

Testimony contradicts Sheriff Villanueva’s claims about handling of Banditos
3 years, 5 months ago

Testimony contradicts Sheriff Villanueva’s claims about handling of Banditos

LA Times  

Eight L.A. County sheriff’s deputies allege in a lawsuit that they were routinely harassed by a gang of deputies at the department’s East L.A. station who have matching tattoos. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has repeatedly touted what he says was his first act in office in December 2018: removing the captain of East L.A. station, where a group …

California launches probe of L.A. County Sheriff's Department
3 years, 11 months ago

California launches probe of L.A. County Sheriff's Department

LA Times  

Gen. Xavier Becerra on Friday announced he is launching a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, an agency beset by allegations of deputy misconduct, controversial shootings and resistance to oversight from Sheriff Alex Villanueva. “There are serious concerns and reports that accountability and adherence to legitimate policing practices have lapsed at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s …

Editorial: Midterm grade for Sheriff Villanueva: Poor
4 years ago

Editorial: Midterm grade for Sheriff Villanueva: Poor

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is congratulated by Judge Lucy Armendariz, right, after he was sworn in on Dec. 3, 2018. He’s made such an impression that numerous organizations that endorsed him two years ago have called on him to resign, as have two members of the Board of Supervisors and the full Civilian Oversight Commission. Meanwhile, Villanueva launched …

L.A. County sheriff says deputies can conceal their names during protests
4 years ago

L.A. County sheriff says deputies can conceal their names during protests

LA Times  

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies had their name tags obscured by riot gear at a demonstration against the shooting death of Dijon Kizzee. The change came after a protest last week outside Men’s Central Jail at which several deputies were filmed with duct tape covering their name tags. During a live Facebook broadcast Wednesday, Villanueva explained his reasoning, saying protesters …

Small group protests outside home of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva
4 years, 1 month ago

Small group protests outside home of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

LA Times  

A small group protested near Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s home Wednesday afternoon, calling for the department to release the names of deputies involved in the recent fatal shootings of Dijon Kizzee and Fred Williams. It stated that the sheriff had blocked oversight of deputy-involved shootings and failed to comply with subpoenas authorized by the commission — one compelling …

L.A. County supervisors vote to explore options to remove Sheriff Villanueva
4 years, 1 month ago

L.A. County supervisors vote to explore options to remove Sheriff Villanueva

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is looking into options for removing Sheriff Alex Villanueva. A divided Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday escalated its running power struggle with Sheriff Alex Villanueva, voting to explore ways he could be removed from office, including through a change to the state’s Constitution. The 3-2 vote to build a playbook …

Editorial: Villanueva is the best advertisement for muscular sheriff oversight
4 years, 3 months ago

Editorial: Villanueva is the best advertisement for muscular sheriff oversight

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission and Inspector Gen. Max Huntsman would have enough work on their plates if all they did was review the statements and actions by Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his deputies over just the last week. They could look into the claim that Huang failed to identify herself as a reporter, or that she …

House subcommittee seeks federal probe of ‘criminal gangs’ among L.A. County deputies
4 years, 3 months ago

House subcommittee seeks federal probe of ‘criminal gangs’ among L.A. County deputies

LA Times  

A congressional subcommittee has requested that the Department of Justice investigate allegations of systemic abuses by “criminal gangs” that employ aggressive policing tactics within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said that the letter is “filled with unsubstantiated allegations and inflammatory rhetoric” and that the FBI and state attorney general were already asked to monitor certain …

LA sheriff probes deputy-gang claim, seeks to punish dozens
4 years, 4 months ago

LA sheriff probes deputy-gang claim, seeks to punish dozens

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday it has launched a “comprehensive investigation” into allegations that a renegade group of deputies calling themselves The Executioners have taken control of the department’s Compton station through threats, intimidation and harassment. The announcement came at a news conference in which Sheriff Alex Villanueva and others also said letters ranging …

Sheriff Villanueva to fire or suspend 26 people involved in off-duty Banditos fight
4 years, 4 months ago

Sheriff Villanueva to fire or suspend 26 people involved in off-duty Banditos fight

LA Times  

Sheriff Alex Villanueva is said to have identified three deputies at the East L.A. sheriff’s station to be terminated. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has moved to discipline 26 employees for misconduct related to a fight during an off-duty East L.A. station party at which several deputies said they were attacked by tattooed members of the Banditos clique. Villanueva …

Deputies accused of being in secret societies cost L.A. County taxpayers $55 million, records show
4 years, 4 months ago

Deputies accused of being in secret societies cost L.A. County taxpayers $55 million, records show

LA Times  

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors requested the list of payouts after The Times reported on the Banditos deputy clique, which operates out of the East L.A. station. Los Angeles County has paid out roughly $55 million in settlements in cases in which sheriff’s deputies have been alleged to belong to a secret society, records obtained by the Los Angeles …

L.A. County deputy alleges ‘Executioner’ gang dominates Compton sheriff station
4 years, 4 months ago

L.A. County deputy alleges ‘Executioner’ gang dominates Compton sheriff station

LA Times  

Days after Austreberto Gonzalez anonymously reported a fellow Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy to internal affairs for assaulting a colleague behind the parking lot of the Compton station, a text popped up on his phone. “It essentially controls scheduling, the distribution of informant tips, and assignments to deputies in the station with preference shown to members of the gang as …

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