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Robert Luna would be a much better sheriff than the disastrous Alex Villanueva

“They leave dead rats in front of people’s homes or in backyards,” the deputy told the Civilian Oversight Commission during its fifth hearing on deputy gangs in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission blasted Sheriff Alex Villanueva Monday after he declined to testify before the panel unless it meets certain conditions.

11 November 1988: Why the crack-down on LA’s black gangs won’t work.

Matthew Burson, a former captain in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, confirmed he was instructed not to investigate the Banditos, one of the controversial groups often referred to as "deputy gangs."

One former official says he was told by Sheriff Alex Villanueva's then-chief of staff not to ask questions about the group. The former chief of staff contends they never discussed the Banditos.

A Sheriff’s Chief said she transferred 15 deputies from the East L.A. Station last fall partly because of “a couple of use of force incidents.”

16 suspects were arrested over the weekend in Tom Green County.

An 11-alarm inferno at Majestic Industries and Qualco Inc. was bad enough. There were also hazardous chemicals nearby and frigid conditions

This is the first article in a two-part series. I feel it almost a duty to introduce you to an artist who documented Malta profusely during World War II and wh