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Media Highlights
March 14, 2019
Check out the recent news coverage and social media on items concerning the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission.
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Online News
Media Release, Mark Ridley-Thomas | Mar. 12
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion directing County Counsel to evaluate the legality of Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s proposed “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” and similar efforts to reevaluate discipline previously imposed on Sheriff’s Department personnel... read more.
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By Martin Macias Jr. | Mar. 12
The Board of Supervisors voted to freeze Sheriff Villanueva’s internal review of cases in which officers were terminated or disciplined for misconduct over concerns the process lacks transparency and could erode public trust... read more.
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By City News Service | Mar. 12
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to study cliques of tattooed sheriff’s deputies implicated in problems ranging from violence against jail inmates to harassing fellow members of the department... read more.
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By Maya Lau | Mar. 12
A key component of Sheriff Villanueva’s plans for revamping the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will come under new scrutiny after the county’s governing board moved Tuesday to examine the legality of a panel that approved the reinstatement of a fired deputy... read more.
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By Celeste Fremon | Mar. 12
Supervisor Solis has decided it is way past time for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department to deal with its deputy gang problem.
“The belief that secret subgroups exist has plagued the Sheriff’s Department for decades,” and now the problem must be “conclusively addressed for the sake of public trust and safety, deputy safety, and sheriff’s department morale,” Solis... read more.
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By Annie Gilbertson, LAist | Mar. 11
L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva scored his upset victory last year on the promise he'd bring greater transparency to the historically troubled agency, which holds the tremendous power to accuse and arrest and is responsible for the wellbeing of those in its jail system.
But when KPCC/LAist sought records about those activities, a pattern emerged: routine delays or fees for records often provided more quickly and cheaply by other agencies... read more.
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By Paul Glickman | Mar. 8
L.A. County is again faced with allegations that a group of deputies operates as a criminal gang. Seven sheriff's deputies have filed claims against the county saying they've been harassed, bullied, intimidated and physically attacked by members of the Banditos gang of deputies... read more.
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By Joel Rubin | Mar. 7
Late one night last September, a party for Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies was winding down. New deputies working in East L.A. were celebrating having successfully completed a probation period and their status as full-fledged members of the Sheriff’s Department... read more.
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By Wyatt Smith | Mar. 1
Local residents gathered at William S. Hart Park for the opportunity to share their questions, comments, and concerns with representatives of the Civilian Oversight Commission and the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department... read more.
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By Martin Macias Jr., Courthouse News | Feb. 27
A California law requiring public disclosure of police misconduct records has been challenged by police unions in courts across the state, but received support Wednesday from Sheriff... read more.
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Broadcast
ABC7
L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva came under fire Tuesday from the County Board of Supervisors and faced tough questions about his controversial decision to rehire a colleague accused of domestic violence... watch now.
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Spectrum News 1
A Sheriff's deputies talks about his new assignment as homeless liaison, where he picks up homeless neighbors to bring them to resource fairs with hopes to connect them with services... watch now.
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By City News Service | Mar. 12
Decisions to fire as many as 400 deputies need to be reconsidered, but review by a "Truth and Reconciliation" panel is on hold, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
"They're pretty much frozen right now," Villanueva said of the panel's work. "We actually do listen, despite what you read in the press..." watch now.
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By SCVTV | Mar. 2
Commissioners Casimiro Tolentino and Sean Kennedy listen to residents at the Santa Clarita Valley Town Hall... watch now.
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County of Los Angeles, Civilian Oversight Commission
Working to boost transparency and increase trust between communities and the LA County Sheriff’s Department, the Commission aims to provide robust opportunities for community engagement, ongoing analysis and oversight of the department's policies, practices, procedures, and advice to the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff's Department and the public.
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