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. Read more:
We asked they answeredLuna’s career in Long Beach law enforcement spans 36 years. He began as a reserve officer in 1985,In February 1992, Luna was one of three officers who opened fire at a man who they said pointed a gun at them as they tried to serve a narcotics search warrant. The man was struck by one bullet and died. An LBPD review board found the officers’ tactics and shooting did not violate department policy, and the District Attorney’s office determined the shooting was justified.
Luna’s biography says he was promoted through every rank in the department before being sworn in as chief in November 2014. He oversaw the department for seven years before retiring at the end of 2021.Luna says under Villanueva, the department"is in a crisis of leadership, accountability, and public trust." On his website, he says the incumbent “has failed to root out misconduct, rejected oversight, and destroyed public trust.
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