Sheriff Alex Villaneuva concedes; Robert Luna elected as LA's next sheriff
Los Angeles County will have a new sheriff in town.
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Los Angeles County will have a new sheriff in town.
Alex Villanueva’s combative approach has antagonized many officials and spurred an extraordinary ballot measure that would allow county leaders to oust him.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been sued by yet another sheriff's department employee, this time by a secretary who alleges her civil rights were violated when the sheriff blocked a promotion for which she was entitled because she supported a rival candidate in the June primary.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva responded Tuesday to the latest whistleblower case brought against him as well as Los Angeles County, calling a sheriff's lieutenant's allegation Villanueva quashed an investigation into a police dog's death part of "yet another frivolous lawsuit."
Even though Los Angeles labor officials have called the leak a serious crime, the LAPD has not been asked to investigate.