Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission blasted Sheriff Alex Villanueva July 25 after he declined […]
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Sheriff denies covering up use of force in courthouse jail
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva flatly denied being engaged in any effort to cover up a violent encounter involving […]
Judge orders sheriff to obey inspector general’s subpeona
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy […]
Oversight commission to investigate deputy gangs
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The civilian commission charged with oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will undertake a “full-scale investigation” into […]
Sheriff, inspector general spar over gang questions
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — An attorney for Sheriff Alex Villanueva has responded to Los Angeles County’s latest legal effort to compel her client […]
‘An abuse of power:’ Report accuses sheriff’s deputies of harassing grieving families
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A report alleging that sheriff’s deputies target and harass families mourning the loss of loved ones killed […]
Supervisors discuss reducing use of force in county jails
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors and inspector general found rare common ground with the Sheriff’s Department April 6, with […]
Sheriff says false crime report is ‘fake’ accusation
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva blasted as “fake” an accusation that he falsely reported a crime when he accused […]