Current and former members of the Sheriff's Department shared what they know about alleged deputy cliques, sub-groups, gangs within the department.
Re-imagining public safety is underway in West Hollywood after the city council voted 3 to 2 in favor of eliminating four L.A. County sheriff's deputies.Villanueva defied a subpoena to testify before the commission for the fifth time, saying he fears for his safety.
In late 2018 when Villanueva was transitioning into office, Matthew Burson, a captain in the sheriff's department at the time, was overseeing an investigation into an attack at a party in East L.A. where older Bandito deputies assaulted younger non-Bandito deputies. Burson testified he knew Murakami for approximately 30 years. He told the special counsel that Murakami has a tattoo of a"caveman" on his ankle.
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