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Ex-members of L.A. County sheriff’s alleged ‘secret police’ testify to oversight commission
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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Sheriff’s Department announces long-awaited policy banning deputy gangs
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Times reporter was leaked list of problem deputies. The Sheriff’s Department investigated her
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Times reporter was leaked list of problem deputies. The Sheriff’s Department investigated her

LA Times  

For at least three years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department secretly investigated — and ultimately urged the state attorney general to prosecute — a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote about a leaked list of problem deputies, according to internal department records. “I’m glad this investigation is over, and it’s an outrage that the Sheriff’s Department would criminally investigate …

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California DOJ civil rights probe of Sheriff’s Department headed to settlement, sources say
9 months, 1 week ago

California DOJ civil rights probe of Sheriff’s Department headed to settlement, sources say

LA Times  

More than three years after the California Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the case is headed toward a sprawling settlement agreement expected to touch on issues including jail conditions, deputy gangs and staffing, according to sources familiar with the matter and emails viewed by The Times. Lawyers for Los Angeles …

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

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Your guide to L.A. County’s 4th District supervisor race
11 months, 1 week ago

Your guide to L.A. County’s 4th District supervisor race

LA Times  

Janice Hahn Incumbent Hahn comes from one of the most prominent families in California politics. Four blocks away is a City Hall building bearing the name of her brother James Hahn, the only Angeleno to be elected city controller, city attorney and mayor. She went on to serve three terms on the City Council representing the 15th District before being …

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Villanueva denies existence of deputy gangs as L.A. County officials seek accountability
11 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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Body-cam footage shows Palmdale sheriff’s deputy punching a woman holding her baby
1 year, 5 months ago

Body-cam footage shows Palmdale sheriff’s deputy punching a woman holding her baby

LA Times  

Weeks after sheriff’s deputies were filmed assaulting a woman in front of a Lancaster WinCo, the Sheriff’s Department released footage of a deputy in Palmdale punching a woman carrying her baby after a traffic stop. In addition to calling the incident “enraging and disturbing,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass raised concerns about deputies’ decision to take the women’s children in …

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Deputy accused of being in ‘Executioners’ gang reveals tattoo in court, names names
1 year, 7 months ago

Deputy accused of being in ‘Executioners’ gang reveals tattoo in court, names names

LA Times  

Lt. Larry Waldie, shown here in May 2022, filed suit in a case that went to trial this month over claims he’d been retaliated against for reporting gang activity at Compton station. When he stepped up to the witness stand last week, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Jaime Juarez told the court about his first inking party — the day …

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New deputy ‘gang’ forming in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, lawsuit alleges
1 year, 11 months ago

New deputy ‘gang’ forming in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, lawsuit alleges

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are forming a new “gang” in the agency’s East L.A. station, according to a deputy who alleges in a lawsuit he was abused when he refused to join the group. Amayel Garfias filed his lawsuit in Superior Court last month, claiming he was harassed, assaulted and purposely put in harm’s way by an alleged member …

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Driver in crash that hurt recruits fell asleep at wheel, lawyer says, disputing sheriff’s claims
2 years, 1 month ago

Driver in crash that hurt recruits fell asleep at wheel, lawyer says, disputing sheriff’s claims

LA Times  

Small memorials remain days after dozens of L.A.County Sheriff recruits on a training run were run over by a man driving an SUV in Whittier. Challenging the claims of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva that a crash last week that injured a group of recruits on a training run in South Whittier was intentional, the attorney for the 22-year-old driver …

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Driver is released after arrest in deputy recruit crash that sheriff called ‘deliberate act’
2 years, 1 month ago

Driver is released after arrest in deputy recruit crash that sheriff called ‘deliberate act’

LA Times  

Twenty-five sheriff’s recruits out on an early morning training run were injured in the crash Wednesday in South Whittier. “We just want to make sure it’s properly presented.” Earlier Thursday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in an interview with NewsNation that investigators “have developed probable cause to believe it was intentional.” “They went through an exhaustive interview process with everyone involved, …

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What we know about the victims and driver in the crash that hurt 25 sheriff’s recruits
2 years, 1 month ago

What we know about the victims and driver in the crash that hurt 25 sheriff’s recruits

LA Times  

At least five recruits are in critical condition after a car plowed into L.A. County sheriff’s cadets jogging along the street on Wednesday early morning near Whittier. Shortly after dawn Wednesday, a 22-year-old driver plowed a Honda CRV into a large group of recruits with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who were on a training run in South Whittier. …

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Dozens of Sheriff Villanueva’s donors received permits to carry guns in public
2 years, 3 months ago

Dozens of Sheriff Villanueva’s donors received permits to carry guns in public

LA Times  

A Times’ analysis found that at least 50 people who received permits to carry weapons in public contributed either to Alex Villanueva’s first campaign for L.A. County sheriff or his current bid for reelection, and more than half gave the money before being granted a permit. Earlier this month, the Sheriff’s Department announced it was conducting a criminal investigation into …

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Sheriff’s officials tried to block testimony of key witness at ‘deputy gang’ hearing, lawsuit says
2 years, 4 months ago

Sheriff’s officials tried to block testimony of key witness at ‘deputy gang’ hearing, lawsuit says

LA Times  

Jefferson Chow, right, answers questions from Bert Deixler, who is leading the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission’s investigation on gang-like groups of deputies in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Villanueva instructed the lieutenant to deliver it as he “desperately tried to block Mr. Chow’s testimony,” the lawsuit claims. In an email, John Satterfield, Villanueva’s chief of staff, called the allegation …

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Sheriff’s Department under fire as trial starts over Kobe Bryant crash photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Sheriff’s Department under fire as trial starts over Kobe Bryant crash photos

LA Times  

First responders gather at the site of the helicopter crash in Calabasas that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others in January 2020. Surveillance footage from the Baja California Bar and Grill in Norwalk shows a bartender talking to Joey Cruz, left, a deputy trainee at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. But in a 2020 interview about …

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Grand jury investigating L.A. County Sheriff’s Department handling of deputy who knelt on inmate’s head
2 years, 5 months ago

Grand jury investigating L.A. County Sheriff’s Department handling of deputy who knelt on inmate’s head

LA Times  

Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials attempted to hide an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of an inmate for three minutes while the man was handcuffed. Los Angeles County prosecutors are convening a criminal grand jury to investigate whether the Sheriff’s Department mishandled an incident in which a sheriff’s deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head for …

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West Hollywood cut a few sheriff’s deputies. It fueled a national firestorm on crime, defunding
2 years, 5 months ago

West Hollywood cut a few sheriff’s deputies. It fueled a national firestorm on crime, defunding

LA Times  

A West Hollywood security ambassador patrols West Hollywood Park. The City Council voted in late June to reduce the number of deputies in the West Hollywood sheriff’s station gradually and to increase the number of unarmed security guards — dubbed “ambassadors” — patrolling the streets. As the first city in the nation with an openly gay majority on the City …

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Former sheriff’s official says he was duped into covering up Banditos’ role in assault
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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Investigators probing ‘deputy gang’ violence were told not to ask about Banditos, chief says
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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Kobe Bryant crash photos and Sheriff’s Department use-of-force video collide in courtroom
2 years, 6 months ago

Kobe Bryant crash photos and Sheriff’s Department use-of-force video collide in courtroom

LA Times  

Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials attempted to hide an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of an inmate for three minutes while the man was handcuffed. About a year after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Johnson took graphic photos of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash scene that were then passed around, he was caught up in another …

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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 …

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Vivian Villanueva holds sway in L.A. Sheriff’s Department, staff say
2 years, 8 months ago

Vivian Villanueva holds sway in L.A. Sheriff’s Department, staff say

LA Times  

When Carl Mandoyan inexplicably turned back up at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to apply for a job, he should have set off alarms. In her 2018 interview with The Times, Villanueva said her husband had always been an underdog, and at points in her career, “I even had people who would not want to be near me because …

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Third top official disputes Sheriff Villanueva’s account in cover-up
2 years, 8 months ago

Third top official disputes Sheriff Villanueva’s account in cover-up

LA Times  

A third high-ranking Los Angeles County sheriff’s official has filed a legal claim contradicting Sheriff Villanueva’s account of how he handled an incident in which a deputy kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate for three minutes. Sheriff Robin Limon and Limon told her she was “heading immediately from there to Villanueva’s office to show him the video.” Limon, …

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