LA County supervisors approve sweeping motion to expose scope and influence of sheriff's deputy gangs

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Set us as preferred The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a sweeping motion on Tuesday aimed at exposing the scope and influence of so-called deputy gangs within the sheriff’s department.The motion directs the L.A.County Sheriff’s Department, county counsel, L.A.

County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission and Office of Inspector General to create a framework for identifying deputy gangs and secret groups within the department.The measure goes further than prior efforts to hold the department accountable for the rogue crews, which are alleged to be deeply entrenched within some sheriff’s stations and whose affiliates have been repeatedly accused of engaging in violence and celebrating shootings by deputies.The measure gives the Sheriff’s Department 120 days to identify and publicly name all such entities within its ranks, whether they have been confirmed by the Sheriff’s Department or they are simply under investigation.The motion by Supervisor Holly Mitchell explicitly requires that all deputy cliques be named, even ones for which there have been no associated criminal charges or convictions.“This motion builds on existing work and seeks to establish a clearer process for identifying these groups and understanding the county’s options for accountability,” Mitchell said Tuesday.

“Its not about simply creating an arbitrary list.”During an initial discussion of the motion in September, she acknowledged the “significant strides” toward addressing deputy gangs that the department has made internally under Sheriff Robert Luna’s leadership, but said that more information needs to be made public because “we can’t outlaw what isn’t clearly defined.”In 2024, Luna announced a long-awaited policy banning deputy gangs and hate groups in his department.Last week, two days afte...