Al Labrada

Legacy media covering for @LACoSheriff and @LACountyBOS FAILURES. VACANCY RATE IS OFF THE CHARTS AND ONLY GETTING WORSE UNDER THE SOCIALIST DEMOCRATIC PARTY. On election night Sheriff Luna’s own personnel posting how the elections were called when he was mid air dropping of ballots before the polls closed. TWENTY NINE GRADUATES IN LATEST RECRUIT CLASS (should be 85!!!!) For the second year in a row, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is offering frontline personnel cash for vacation time they’ve already earned because covering their time off would require overtime. The department’s own explanation is right there in the Nov. 5 email from Personnel Administration Capt. Laura Avelar: a “high vacancy rate” and continued mandatory overtime. Eligible line personnel can cash out up to 160 hours of excess vacation leave. For everyone else, the general rule is to draw that balance down to 80 hours or fewer before Jan. 1, unless an exception applies. The same email acknowledges that employees have already absorbed a “tremendous workload” and tells units to plan for those who choose to take their time off. Sheriff Robert Luna can tout recruitment all he wants. The test is whether he has enough people on the schedule to let the ones already doing the work take the time off they’ve earned. A year later, his own department is offering the same workaround. How many shifts is LASD still filling with mandatory overtime, and when does Luna expect to have enough people to staff them without it?

Sheriff Luna repeatedly boasted on local television that “recruitment is up 25%.” This week, Academy Class 493 graduates with just 29 deputies - when classes used to have, and should have, at least 85. Recruitment claims mean little when the graduation numbers tell a very different story. After Tuesday’s election, @lacosheriff gets another four years to put the final nail in LASD’s coffin. If this is what he calls progress, LA County residents should be deeply concerned about what comes next. A department cannot rebuild its ranks on television talking points - and the public will pay the price.

Sheriff Robert Luna’s fleet crisis just got worse. Centerra mechanics walked out Friday after negotiations collapsed, leaving an aging fleet already plagued by breakdowns and lengthy repair delays facing a maintenance interruption. According to sources, no functioning replacement arrangement exists. County records show officials knew there was trouble. A motion dated October 27 sought temporary contracting authority for Luna - even after the county reportedly exercised a two-year extension. So how did LASD still reach Friday without an agreement keeping mechanics on the job? Luna owes deputies and the public an explanation. Cars sitting in repair bays cannot respond to emergencies, and residents should not have to pay for another leadership failure with longer waits when their lives are on the line. READ THE STORY: thecurrentreport.com/sheriff…

LASD Sgt. Tony Romo and I discuss PPOA’s email acknowledging the compromised lieutenant’s exam—and the decision to move forward anyway, even after a lieutenant was relieved of duty over leaked test answers. What does that tell the deputies who studied, put in the work and expected a fair shot at promotion? Apparently, protecting the integrity of the process matters less than protecting the department’s agenda. In true Democrat cheating fashion toeing the line for corrupt leadership - and rumor is PPOA President Steve Johnson will receive a promotion for his efforts. Full episode on YouTube later today.

LASD deputies are already patrolling in radio cars that are old, rundown and badly in need of replacement. Now, keeping those vehicles running is becoming an even bigger concern. Multiple sources over the last few days have confirmed that LASD did not renew its contract with Centera, the company servicing its fleet countywide, and that the current maintenance arrangement ends Friday. That’s adding fuel to an already burning dumpster fire. An aging fleet needs consistent maintenance. Any interruption could mean more patrol cars sidelined, fewer vehicles available for deputies and consequences for emergency response. Sheriff Luna needs to explain: Who will service and repair the fleet after Friday? Is a replacement provider ready to take over, or will there be a gap? Deputy safety and public safety depend on reliable equipment. What’s the plan @LACoSheriff @LASDHQ

Here is the latest at LASD: I have received multiple messages and phone calls about a reportedly compromised LT promotional exam. I have the names involved. Even more disturbing are reports that the department is allowing the comprised exam to be used anyway. This gives those with the answers an unfair advantage over personnel who put in the time, studied and worked to earn their promotions. LASD leadership needs to explain how it can justify using a compromised exam to determine promotions. More details as they come in.

Never underestimate the power of a really good fucking tip. This story is right up there with the MISSING GRENADE COVER-UP by LASD execs and the BUDGET CRISIS leading to a department memo to personnel to BRING YOUR OWN TOILET PAPER TO WORK! ROBERT LUNA NEEDS TO GO!

“Crime is down” says the bold-faced LIAR @LACoSheriff What a fuc*ing JOKE!!!!! If Robert Luna is re-elected, THERE WILL BE NO LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LEFT!

I’ve lost count of how many PRA requests I’ve submitted to LASD under @LACoSheriff Robert Luna since he took office. NOT ONE REQUEST HAS BEEN FULFILLED. NOT ONE. That includes my request for all communications mentioning my name. For a sheriff who constantly claims to champion transparency, he sure has a lot of trouble delivering it. I have the receipts to prove it.