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Media Highlights
March 28, 2019
Check out the recent news coverage concerning the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission.
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Online News
By Maya Lau | Mar. 27
The deputy crouched down in front of the woman’s sliding glass door, wedging a metal tool in its frame to pop it loose. He stopped after glancing up, startled to see the woman recording video of him from inside her apartment.
In another instance, the deputy is seen wielding a broomstick on the woman’s patio after using it to tap on her door... read more.
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By Suzanne Gamboa & Jareen Imam | Mar. 27
A member of a group that urges immigrants to know their rights used some of that training to keep immigration officers from arresting two people who were in the car with him.
Bryan MacCormack, 30, executive director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement in upstate New York, was captured on video refusing to open his car door March 5 to what an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer insisted was a “warrant of arrest of alien.” read more.
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By Javier Panzar | Mar. 27
The mother of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies in August has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the county and the deputies, according to court... read more.
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By Roxana Kopetman | Mar. 27
Some law enforcement agencies in California are directly violating the state's immigrant sanctuary law, and others are skirting the law by following out-of-date policies or exploiting loopholes, according to a new report... read more.
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By Araceli Martinez Ortega | Mar. 27
Twenty organizations demanded that Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva fulfill his campaign promises not to transfer undocumented immigrants to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service... read more.
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By Kristina Bravo & Megan Telles | Mar. 26
The second deadly drug overdose within two years at the West Hollywood home of a well-known political donor remained under investigation Tuesday. The death of 55-year-old Timothy Dean at Ed Buck's apartment on Jan. 7... read more.
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By Frank Stoltze | Mar. 22
The civilian commission that acts as a watchdog for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has accused Sheriff Alex Villanueva of having "turned back the clock on reforms."
In a sternly-worded March 18 letter, the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission said the sheriff's actions and statements, as well as those of his staff, have "eroded community trust" in the department... read more.
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Media Release | Mar. 22
The Civilian Oversight Commission for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will host its monthly commission meeting in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m... read more.
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By City News Service | Mar. 21
Relatives of a man who was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies in Pico Rivera in 2018 after leading them on a chase are suing L.A. County, alleging the killing was unjustified.... read more.
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By Hannah Fry | Mar. 21
The family of a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies last year following a pursuit in Pico Rivera filed a lawsuit against the county this week, alleging that authorities used unreasonable and excessive force.
Carmelo Pizarro Jr.’s parents, his daughter and his daughter’s mother say that Pizarro was unarmed when deputies opened fire and killed him in front of his house in the early morning hours of July 19... read more.
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Broadcast
By Marc Brown | Mar. 27
Eyewitness News has obtained video shot by a woman who accused Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan of domestic violence.
Mandoyan is the deputy whose rehiring is at the center of a conflict between Sheriff Alex Villanueva and the county Board of Supervisors... watch now.
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Spectrum News 1 | Mar. 27
The board has been confused and upset over his rehiring of a deputy who has been accused of domestic abuse harassment and stalking... watch now.
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CBS2 | Mar. 27
Sheriff Villanueva faced tough questions from a Civilian Oversight committee yesterday. The Sheriff was grilled about two ongoing issues, the first the troubles going on in East L.A... watch now.
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KCAL9 | Mar. 26
Tough question for L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva, he was grilled about two ongoing issues, first troubles in east L.A., a group of deputies reportedly formed when some say is a gang... watch now.
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ABC7 | Mar. 26
The Sheriffs Civilian Oversight Committee still has questions why Sheriff Alex Villanueva rehired deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan, who had been fired over allegations of domestic... watch now.
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By Dave Lopez, CBS2 | Mar. 26
Less than six months after he was sworn in, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was in the hot seat Tuesday. The Civilian Oversight Committee grilled him about ongoing issues.
It revolves around the hiring by the sheriff of a deputy who had been fired and there are also allegations that there are some deputies who are acting as “gang members..." watch more.
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Fox 11 | Mar. 26
A public meeting, L.A. County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commissions is working to boost transparency and accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department... watch now.
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NBC4 | Mar. 21
By Andrew Blankstein & Eric Leonard
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department concluded that a former deputy accused in a domestic violence complaint, "refused to accept responsibility for his conduct," and should be terminated.
"Society cannot countenance a law enforcement officer who lies," the Sheriff's internal affairs unit wrote in a 2017 memo about Caren "Carl" Mandoyan, who was recently reinstated by Sheriff Alex Villanueva... watch now.
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ABC7 | Mar. 21
The family of a man shot and killed by sheriff's deputies after a pursuit is suing L.A. County and the deputies involved... watch now.
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VICE News | Mar. 19
Trisha Michael has spent three years trying to find out why her twin sister died.
Kisha Michael, 31, was sleeping in a car with a friend when Inglewood police showed up just after 3 a.m. on February 21, 2016. Authorities tried to wake the couple when an “unknown exchange” took place between the two and authorities, according to an autopsy... watch now.
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ABC7 By Leo Stallworth| Mar. 14
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex 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.
The Board is looking to review the legal authority of the sheriff's "truth and reconciliation" commission, which reviews disciplinary actions regarding deputy misconduct... 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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