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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsL.A. County Sheriff's Department intends to fire seven deputies
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-jump-out-boys-20130207,0,7728636.storyL.A. County Sheriff's Department intends to fire seven deputies
The seven belong to a secret law enforcement clique that allegedly celebrated shootings and branded members with matching tattoos.
By Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times
7:41 PM PST, February 6, 2013
Seven Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been notified that the department intends to fire them for belonging to a secret law enforcement clique that allegedly celebrated shootings and branded its members with matching tattoos, officials said.
The Times reported last year about the existence of the clique, dubbed the Jump Out Boys, and the discovery of a pamphlet that described the group's creed, which required aggressive policing and awarded tattoo modifications for police shootings.
The seven worked on an elite gang-enforcement team that patrols neighborhoods where violence is high. The team makes a priority of taking guns off the street, officials said.
The Sheriff's Department has a long history of secret cliques with members of the groups having reached high-ranking positions within the agency. Sheriff officials have sought to crack down on the groups, fearing that they tarnished the department's reputation and encouraged unethical conduct.
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L.A. County Sheriff's Department intends to fire seven deputies (Original Post)
jsr
Feb 2013
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rocktivity
(44,576 posts)1. Wasn't that a Clint Eastwood movie?
Sounds like the cops in LA don't realize that Hollywood is called a dream FACTORY...
rocktivity
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)3. First thing I thought of was that Dirty Harry movie...LOL
Remmah2
(3,291 posts)2. Sound like the LA County Sheriff is the gang problem.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)4. More gang mentality. It THRIVES in both LASD and LAPD.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. Interesting that it was a federal probe that found them out...
Not an internal Sheriff's dept investigation...interesting, but certainly not surprising.