Sheriff Alex Villanueva responded Tuesday to the latest whistleblower case brought against him as well as Los Angeles County, calling a sheriff's lieutenant's allegation Villanueva quashed an investigation into a police dog's death part of "yet another frivolous lawsuit."
By Brian Hews October 19, 2022~In an extremely questionable and obvious politically motivated maneuver, embattled L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva used a county-paid public notification system - utilized by police and other agencies to send out emergency notifications to the public - to slam Lt. Joseph Garrido, who recently filed a harassment lawsuit against Villanueva.…
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s lieutenant alleges he was targeted with a criminal investigation based on fabricated allegations after donating to a candidate running for sheriff against incumbent Alex Villanueva.
The sheriff is one of the most powerful elected officials in L.A. County. Robert Luna, the former Long Beach police chief, is running against incumbent Alex Villanueva.