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…