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The decision by two Los Angeles police officers to open fire before the accidental fatal shooting of an assistant manager inside the Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake in 2018 was "reckless," according to a former deputy chief for the Irvine Police Department who is a use-of-force expert.
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been scheduled to testify under oath on Friday regarding alleged gang-like groups of deputies accused of operating within the department for years.
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva is expected to testify under oath Friday regarding a watchdog's allegations of deputy gangs operating within his department, delivering a blow to the sheriff who has been fighting the subpoena for more than a year arguing it was politically motivated in nature.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday giving the county personnel director, instead of the department heads, including Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the authority to discipline and fire employees who do not comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about alleged deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department while under oath, a judge ruled Monday.