“As a progressive, I am constantly exploring new avenues to move us forward in policing. Recent events have led community based groups to highlight the issue of law enforcement agencies investigating their own shootings. I hear you. Other law enforcement leaders and I met early this week to discuss the creation of a Multiagency Officer Involved Shooting Taskforce. The main goal of this taskforce will be for Los Angeles County agencies to form a joint taskforce of investigators from multiple agencies to conduct investigations for use of force incidents which result in death. I have complete confidence in our homicide detectives, and the other detectives throughout our County, but we want to continue building trust, increasing transparency and making the process more reassuring for our communities. Moving forward, we are forming a steering group with stakeholders from across the county, which also includes the Office of the District Attorney and State Office of the Attorney General. In the coming weeks, we will access the resources needed to develop a definitive plan and make this concept a reality.
The community wants change and we will usher in that change, together.”
If you have concerns regarding the above, share your voice. You may contact your Board of Supervisors at the below: County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
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The residents of Los Angeles County are unified in support of the family of George Floyd, and against criminal actions by law enforcement. We stand together in this endeavor. Unfortunately, small groups of individuals seeking to incite violence and looting have disrupted some of the peaceful protests with criminal behavior. These actions forced the need for a curfew throughout Los Angeles County in order to protect life, protect property, and restore order.
Over the past 24 hours, protesters have not allowed criminal behavior to overshadow their message, and law enforcement has been able to isolate and apprehend many individuals involved in criminal behavior.
Consistent with the First Amendment Rights of all citizens, the Sheriff’s Department will be enforcing the curfew order from 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM.
While law-enforcement has fully mobilized to protect the community, trust is a two-way street. In doing so, I am signaling my trust in the public, so we can all work together in partnership during these troubling times.
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On March 11, 2020, Sheriff Villanueva and the Department's executive team met at the Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center to discuss the Department's response to, and plan for, the potential spread of Covid-19 through the County of Los Angeles. The executive team toured the Emergency Operations Center and was briefed by the Department's tactical planning experts which are assigned to the Emergency Operations Bureau. Response readiness plans as well as equipment and resource needs were discussed in an effort to better prepare the Sheriff's Department to respond to any request if needed. Currently the Sheriff's Department is working with the County of Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Health Services, the Correctional Health Services unit, and various other County/City agencies to ensure we are all ready for a county-wide response.To read more, please visit: https://lasd.org/sheriff-statement-corona-virus/ or https://lasd.org/coronavirus-update/, and http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/#
Earlier today the Board of Supervisors
declared a local public health emergency in the County of Los Angeles, in
response to the novel coronavirus. Although this declaration is
precautionary, I want to assure the residents of this great county your
Sheriff’s Department is prepared to keep residents safe.
The Sheriff’s Operation Center is
staffed 24 hours a day with personnel continuously and vigilantly monitoring
the needs for resources across Los Angeles County. Our Emergency
Operations Bureau is co-located and in constant communication with the County
of Los Angeles Office of Emergency Management to ensure we are ready for a
county-wide response, if needed.
We are collaborating with personnel from
the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services, Correctional Health Services unit, to ensure
adequate resources are available to respond to any potential outbreak, not only
for the public, but for those incarcerated in our jail system, as well.
I want to assure the public we will do
everything in our power to keep our residents safe. But it doesn’t just stop
there; I urge you to take precautionary measures, to help ensure your own
safety.
The Department of Public Health
recommends the following to protect ourselves against respiratory illnesses:
Stay home when you are sick.
Wash your hands often, for at least 20 seconds at a time,with soap and water. Do this especially after using the restroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
Limit close contact, like kissing and sharing cups or utensils, with people who are sick.
Clean and disinfect frequently-touched objects and surfaces using a regular, household cleaning spray or wipe.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. If you do not have a tissue, use your sleeve, not your hands.
Face masks are most effective when used appropriately by health care workers and people who are sick.
Get immunized to prevent influenza, if you have not already done so this season.
As the Department of Public Health mentioned, please continue to offer welcoming environments for ALL members of our community. Neither the California State Public Health Department nor Los Angeles County Public Health recommend that any regularly-scheduled events be canceled due to novel corona virus. There is no community spread of the novel corona virus in the United States at this time, and the risk to the general public remains low.
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SHERIFFS RESPONSE ON BORDER PATROL TACTICAL UNIT DEPLOYMENT
According to the New York Times today, President Trump is deploying elite tactical border patrol agents known as BORTAC (Border Patrol Tactical Unit) to so called sanctuary cities. I strongly oppose this irresponsible deployment of federal SWAT agents in Los Angeles County for civil immigration enforcement.
In 2019, I reduced ICE transfers by 53% and lowered serious crimes in Los Angeles County by 7%. This debunks the White House’s claim that SB-54 and similar laws throughout the nation will somehow lead to an increase in violent crime. We cannot allow the federal government to weaponize our immigration system for partisan politics. This poorly thought out plan can only be seen as a tactic to intimidate an already vulnerable population and drive them deeper into the shadows.
As the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, I am responsible for everyone’s public safety regardless of immigration status. We are not any safer if an entire segment of our population is afraid to report crimes to local law enforcement.
