Deputy

British anarchist punk band Chumbawamba has demanded New Zealand deputy prime minister Winston Peters stop using its number one hit Tubthumping at his rallies and events because the band opposes the populist politician’s agenda.Peters, a veteran politician whose party New Zealand First is part of the country’s coalition government, has used the song at his public events and cited the 1997 song’s lyrics “I get knocked down, but I get up again” in his speeches.Last week, Peters used the song ahead of his state of the nation…

It was a Caveman, and it was on his ankle.After more than two years of resisting subpoenas to testify about deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, this week former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted under oath that he once sported a tattoo representing the Cavemen, a controversial subgroup affiliated with the East Los Angeles station.When asked whether former Sheriff Alex Villanueva — who made Murakami his No. 2 a few months after taking office — knew about the ink, Murakami replied: “I believe…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: January 16, 2024, 08:45 ISTNissan Deputy MD, Saurabh Vatsa. (Photo: Nissan)Vatsa joins the company from Stellantis where he was a member of the Stellantis leadership team and spearheaded the Citroen brand since its inception in India.To strengthen the company’s growth and take it to new heights, the leading car manufacturer Nissan has appointed Saurabh Vatsa as Deputy Managing Director in India. It has been informed by the brand that he will support the leadership for Nissan’s…

During four hours of combative testimony in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission on Friday morning, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva attempted to minimize the problem of deputy gangs, refusing to acknowledge their existence and alleging the problem of tattooed subgroups is “actually disappearing” from the department.“You’re still trying to pretend that deputy gangs exist and that they operate in the countryside pillaging and plundering,” he told special counsel Bert Deixler. Minutes before,…

Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has reacted to reports of internal “disquiet” among CBN staffers following the management’s decision to move certain departments to the CBN Lagos office. On 12 January, the CBN through a circular by the director of its human resources department conveyed its plans to decongest its head office in Abuja. “The action plan focuses on optimizing the utilization of other Bank’s premises. With this plan, 1,533 staff will be moved to other CBN…

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy will serve 30 days in jail in connection with a fatal 2019 shooting in which authorities fired more than 30 rounds into the back of a moving car, under the terms of a plea deal reached Friday in a downtown L.A. courtroom. Andrew Lyons pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm and assault under color of authority in the killing of 24-year-old Ryan Twyman outside a Willowbrook apartment complex in June 2019. The case marks the first time in roughly two decades that an L.A.…

On a cool February night two years ago, a group of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies met up at a Montclair bowling alley, drinking to celebrate the promotion of a new sergeant in their ranks.At the end of the evening, the party took a turn. The off-duty deputies picked a fight with a group of teenagers in the parking lot, according to two law enforcement sources and a police report reviewed by The Times. A sergeant started it when he pushed open a car door as he walked past, the report says.Shouting erupted, and one…

After years of resisting subpoenas to testify under oath about deputy gangs, former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has reversed course and agreed to appear in front of the Civilian Oversight Commission.His lawyer notified the commission of the decision in a December letter stating that Villanueva “is very willing to testify” in January and that he will “answer any question you have under oath.”The change of heart comes days after a county judge scheduled a hearing to decide whether to order the former…

By the time Sheriff Robert Luna ousted his predecessor and became L.A. County’s top cop in late 2022, the nation’s largest sheriff’s department was awash in controversy.The half-century-old problem of deputy gangs had brought the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department under increasing national scrutiny. Jail conditions were becoming increasingly dire, and the decades-old lawsuits about them seemed no closer to resolution. On top of that, the department was short on staff, mired in scandal and often at odds with county…

A union representing Los Angeles County sheriff deputies recently elected to its board of directors a veteran lawman who has a controversial tattoo and was involved in two fatal shootings that cost the county $4 million in legal payouts, sparking concern among oversight officials and justice advocates.Incoming Assn. of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs board member Jason Zabala previously described his tattoo under oath, saying it depicted a skeleton in a cowboy hat with a smoking rifle and the number 140. He called the stark…