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While reporting a Los Angeles George Floyd protest in May 2020, Castle was shot with a rubber bullet by LAPD. [3] During her rehabilitation, she spent six months investigating the history of deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LACSD). [4] Castle accepted a buyout to leave her position at KCRW in February 2021. [5]
The 3000 Boys may be the largest deputy gang within the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. Members of the deputy gangs are tattooed with a "III" on their calf (roman numeral for 3). The tattoo is earned from using excessive force against an inmate then filing a false report thereafter. [6]
This is a list of gangs whose members are associated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) (typically deputies). Press reports indicate the LASD has had a problem with gangs since at least the 1970s which has expanded to at least 18 gangs. [1] The department has used the term "cliques" when discussing these groups. [2]
A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has sued the county, alleging he was retaliated against and wrongly fired. Ex-deputy says he was fired after refusing to affiliate with alleged deputy gang
A special counsel report found that at least half a dozen "gangs" or "cliques" of tattooed deputies are still active in the Sheriff's Department, including the Regulators, Spartans, Gladiators ...
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The leading cause of death for 2021 was COVID-19 at 454 deaths followed by gunfire at 64 deaths. Fifty-eight officers died in vehicle-related deaths (vehicular homicide, struck by vehicle while on-duty, automobile crash during pursuit). The state with the highest number of line-of-duty deaths was Texas with 107 followed by Florida with 60.
A witness subpoenaed in the Civilian Oversight Commission's investigative hearings on deputy gangs was ordered by the Sheriff's Department not to testify.