On Saturday, Robert Luna was sworn in as L.A. County sheriff. He became the 34th person in the role, replacing his controversial predecessor, Alex Villanueva
over Villanueva, whose tenure marked a particularly chaotic time for a department long accustomed to tumult.as the agency’s undersheriff, marking the first time in the department’s history that a woman will hold the job. Tardy is also Black, which is particularly significant given the long history of racial bias in the Sheriff’s Department.
, several of whom were injured when an SUV veered into a wrong lane during a training run last month.He then told the crowd that he was incredibly honored to be standing before them in the sheriff’s traditional tan-and-green uniforms, saying it reminded him of memories from his boyhood in East L.A. and how much the deputies he’d seen patrolling back then had inspired him.
While Luna didn’t take any questions from the media during the Saturday ceremony, he sat down for a wide-ranging interviewearlier in the week. His top goals, he said, were reducing crime, addressing homelessness and restoring the public’s trust in the department.
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