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Criminal

Jan. 16, 2019

LA sheriff’s men say he will stick to consent decree on jail violence

The officers promised the county’s executives the new sheriff will abide by the decree despite comments he made after he was elected.

Robert Olmstead, credited with blowing the whistle on former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, was out of retirement and in front of the Board of Supervisors Tuesday, promising the county's executives the new sheriff will abide by a federal consent decree despite comments he made shortly after he was elected.

"Having been there when all this transpired, I can tell you this is not going to happen again," said Olmstead, who was ap...

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