Sunday, July 28, 2019

"The Los Angeles Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission Tuesday condemned the controversial 'Fort Apache' logo Sheriff Alex Villanueva reinstated"

LAist:
The panel acted despite a surprise appearance by Villanueva. He said the logo is in places not visible to the public, like the station's back door.

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Besides being printed on the station's back door, the logo is portrayed in a tiled mosaic in a central hallway, flies on a flag above the station, and appears on station walls, shirt pins and squad car bumper stickers.
Related:
The FBI is investigating a secret society of tattooed deputies in East Los Angeles as well as similar gang-like groups elsewhere within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, multiple people familiar with the inquiry said.
*Previously: Official London Olympics police mascot figurine.