Sheriff Alex Villanueva has “flatly refused to comply” with a new state statute that requires him to cooperate in the OIG’s investigation of potential deputy gangs, according to t…
On the same day a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proposal to give them the power to remove an elected sheriff for cause was first reported, county lawyers filed a legal action demanding that the current sheriff cooperate with the Office of the Inspector General’s investigation into alleged internal LASD gangs.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva has “flatly refused to comply” with a new state statute that requires him to cooperate in the OIG’s investigation of potential deputy gangs, according to the petition, which seeks a court order directing the sheriff to work with the OIG in its probe.The Board of Supervisors created the OIG in 2014 to assist in fulfilling its supervisory responsibility and provide comprehensive oversight and monitoring of the LASD, the petition states.
The supervisors and the sheriff have clashed over a range of matters during Villanueva’s time in office. On Tuesday, the supervisors plan to consider a proposal first reported on Thursday that would ask voters in November to give them power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause. “The people of Los Angeles would be better served if the supervisors spent their time doing their jobs by reducing homelessness and improving health care, instead of trying to seize even more power,” according to a statement from Villanueva’s campaign.
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