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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Did sheriff’s officials conspire to set up whistleblowing lieutenant?

LA Times

The investigation of L.A. County Sheriff’s Lt. Joseph Garrido started over rumors about where he’d taken his county-issued Chevrolet Tahoe. Ewell told investigators that driving the Tahoe to doctor’s visits would have been “perfectly legitimate.” A few days later, Barragan sent another memo to Ewell, this time pushing to further elevate the case by asking for a criminal investigation into …

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2 months, 1 week ago

What type of LAPD chief will Jim McDonnell be? Clues may lie in the past

LA Times

Jim McDonnell is greeted by Mayor Karen Bass during a news conference Oct. 4 at City Hall after being introduced as the next LAPD chief. Greg Yates, a longtime civil rights lawyer, said he was “cautiously optimistic” given how McDonnell helped orchestrate the department’s post-Rampart turnaround. McDonnell’s toughest questioning came from Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, who cast the only “no” vote, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer

Associated Press

LIMA, Peru — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads of more than four decades of investigative reporting that exposed high-level abuse of power in Peru and abroad. In an illustrious career, Gustavo Gorriti has endured death threats from drug traffickers, survived Peru’s harrowing Shining Path …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Robert Luna is sworn in as L.A. County’s new sheriff, replacing controversial predecessor

LA Times

Celines Luna, from left, pins the badge on her husband, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, as their children Asher Luna and Cesie Alvarez look on during the swearing-in ceremony at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. “I want to thank the voters of Los Angeles County for electing me as the 34th sheriff,” …

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2 years, 1 month ago

25 sheriff’s recruits hurt, 5 critically, on training run in Whittier: ‘Devastation everywhere’

LA Times

Five Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits were critically injured Wednesday morning when a man driving a Honda CRV plowed into a large group during a training run in South Whittier, authorities said. The crash occurred near the sheriff’s STARS Center training academy, near Mills Avenue and Trumball Street in unincorporated Los Angeles County, Deputy David Yoo said. “There was so …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Sheriff Alex Villanueva is out but leaves behind a deeply damaged department

LA Times

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva walks the Venice Boardwalk, which is in a different agency’s jurisdiction, on June 7, 2021. With all due respect and sincere congratulations to former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, who won the race for Los Angeles County sheriff, this election was never really about him. Opinion Endorsement: Robert Luna for sheriff Robert Luna …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Robert Luna to become L.A. County sheriff as Alex Villanueva concedes

LA Times

Robert Luna speaks at a campaign event in East Los Angeles in September. The retired Long Beach police chief, who will be the next sheriff of Los Angeles County, said he was “deeply honored and humbled” voters had elected him. “The safety of the community depends on him succeeding.” L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva details his accomplishments Tuesday at the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Sheriff Villanueva is at war with nearly everyone. Will it cost him his job?

LA Times

After four years as Los Angeles County sheriff, Alex Villanueva’s view of things has crystallized into a simple idea: He knows best how to save the county — and you’re either on board with him or part of the problem. “As if I didn’t have enough work,” he said, “they created even more work on top of what we’re already …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Luna is running for Los Angeles County sheriff as the anti-Villanueva. Will it work?

LA Times

Robert Luna likes to point out that he’s held every rank in the Long Beach Police Department since he joined as a reserve officer in 1985. Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, left, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva at a debate last month at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Our messaging worked.” California Alex Villanueva …

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2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. County sheriff 2022 race guide: Villanueva vs. Luna

LA Times

Villanueva is seeking a second term in office. He delivered on a campaign promise to kick immigration authorities out of the county’s sprawling jail system and also touts that he rolled out body-worn cameras to deputies at patrol stations. Though he’s much less known, Luna has emerged as the front-runner, which suggests the race is turning out to be a …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Alex Villanueva thought his ‘Quien es más Latino?’ strategy would sink his opponent. Nope

LA Times

Former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, left, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva share a handshake following their debate for County Sheriff at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Hours before they faced off, Villanueva’s camp released to the news media a 34-page docket titled “A Record of Racial Violence and Harassment” that gathered police reports, lawsuits …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Luna, Villanueva trade charges in antagonistic L.A. sheriff debate

LA Times

Former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, left, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva share a handshake following their debate for County Sheriff at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna squared off Wednesday night during a heated, often antagonistic, debate in which they traded …

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2 years, 3 months ago

What’s on the ballot in California’s 2022 midterm election?

LA Times

Municipal contests are unfolding around the state. None is more exciting than the Los Angeles mayoral race between Rep. Karen Bass and real estate developer Rick Caruso to succeed termed-out Mayor Eric Garcetti. California Alex Villanueva vs. Robert Luna: L.A. County sheriff race voter guide Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is in a tight race to keep his job, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Former sheriff’s official says he was duped into covering up Banditos’ role in assault

LA Times

Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Chief Matt Burson, left, answers questions at the third public hearing in the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission’s investigation on “deputy gangs.” At Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s swearing-in ceremony in 2018, a section of seats up front was cordoned off for deputies from the East L.A. sheriff’s station. The station had been under scrutiny …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Investigators probing ‘deputy gang’ violence were told not to ask about Banditos, chief says

LA Times

L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has said that there are no “gangs” in the Sheriff’s Department, but problems stem from deputies who get drunk and get into fights. He said Burson was “aware of the issues involving deputy gangs when he oversaw the investigation of deputy gangs.” Burson’s declaration was made public as part of a lawsuit by deputies who …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Endorsement: Robert Luna for L.A. County sheriff

LA Times

Voters should keep two goals in mind when deciding how to mark their ballot for Los Angeles County sheriff in the June 7 primary election. One candidate — former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna — has a stellar law enforcement record from outside the Sheriff’s Department, including leadership roles in national police organizations with a reform bent. Long Beach …

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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 …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Candidates for L.A. County sheriff spar over budget, vaccine mandates

LA Times

Candidates running for Los Angeles County sheriff took the stage together for the first time Wednesday evening, trading platform ideas — and some insults — during a forum hosted by deputy unions. Open hostility is not a plan of the future, it is the plan of our demise,” said Britta Steinbrenner, a captain in the Sheriff’s Department who heads security …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna enters race for L.A. County sheriff

LA Times

Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna announced Wednesday he is entering the race to become Los Angeles County sheriff. If elected next year, he said he would fire deputies who refuse to adhere to the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, agree to testify under oath in compliance with subpoenas issued by oversight officials and do more to root out gang-like groups …

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3 years, 2 months ago

As Villanueva blasts vaccine mandate, Sheriff’s Department falls further behind LAPD in shots

LA Times

For weeks, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has blasted the county’s vaccine mandate for employees, saying he won’t force his deputies to get inoculated. Public policy experts say that across the country, mandates have been effective in getting employees vaccinated, even among groups that have resisted, and that the sheriff’s “lax” attitude is contributing to the low numbers. He …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Sheriff Villanueva demotes high-ranking official who is trying to unseat him

LA Times

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Cmdr. When Eli Vera, a high-ranking official under Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, entered the race to unseat his boss, he planned to keep his place as one of Villanueva’s top advisors. But Vera said he received an explanation from Undersheriff Tim Murakami and accused Villanueva of retaliating against him for his decision to run …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive' After Undergoing Surgery For Rollover Crash

NPR

Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive' After Undergoing Surgery For Rollover Crash Enlarge this image toggle caption Ringo H.W. ET Golfer Tiger Woods is "awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room" after undergoing surgery following a dramatic traffic accident Tuesday morning in Los Angeles County, according to an update on his Twitter account. Woods "suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Attorney for top L.A. County official accuses sheriff of defamation over Facebook Live comments

LA Times

Sheriff Alex Villanueva, with his wife, Vivian, at the ceremony for his swearing in. An attorney representing Los Angeles County’s chief executive officer has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of defamation and threatened to take legal action against him over comments he made Wednesday on a live Facebook broadcast. The spat centers around a question about the propriety of CEO Sachi …

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4 years, 6 months ago

In nod to criticism, L.A. County law enforcement agencies discussing joint investigations of police killings

LA Times

Amid growing skepticism of police agencies that investigate killings by their own officers, top law enforcement officials in the Los Angeles region have reached a tentative agreement to cede the work instead to a centralized task force. “By sharing resources, we can assure that law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County no longer investigate their own when use of force …

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Did sheriff’s officials conspire to set up whistleblowing lieutenant?

What type of LAPD chief will Jim McDonnell be? Clues may lie in the past

Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer

Robert Luna is sworn in as L.A. County’s new sheriff, replacing controversial predecessor

25 sheriff’s recruits hurt, 5 critically, on training run in Whittier: ‘Devastation everywhere’

Editorial: Sheriff Alex Villanueva is out but leaves behind a deeply damaged department

Robert Luna to become L.A. County sheriff as Alex Villanueva concedes

Sheriff Villanueva is at war with nearly everyone. Will it cost him his job?

Luna is running for Los Angeles County sheriff as the anti-Villanueva. Will it work?

L.A. County sheriff 2022 race guide: Villanueva vs. Luna

Alex Villanueva thought his ‘Quien es más Latino?’ strategy would sink his opponent. Nope

Luna, Villanueva trade charges in antagonistic L.A. sheriff debate

What’s on the ballot in California’s 2022 midterm election?

Former sheriff’s official says he was duped into covering up Banditos’ role in assault

Investigators probing ‘deputy gang’ violence were told not to ask about Banditos, chief says

Endorsement: Robert Luna for L.A. County sheriff

Sheriff Alex Villanueva to testify on gang-like deputy groups

Candidates for L.A. County sheriff spar over budget, vaccine mandates

Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna enters race for L.A. County sheriff

As Villanueva blasts vaccine mandate, Sheriff’s Department falls further behind LAPD in shots

Sheriff Villanueva demotes high-ranking official who is trying to unseat him

Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive' After Undergoing Surgery For Rollover Crash

Attorney for top L.A. County official accuses sheriff of defamation over Facebook Live comments

In nod to criticism, L.A. County law enforcement agencies discussing joint investigations of police killings