Effort to Identify Members of Deputy Gangs in L.A. Police Force
May 18, 2023 | California
Over 30 L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies have been ordered to appear for questioning and show their tattoos as part of an effort to rid the city of deputy gangs.
The order comes from a Friday letter sent by L.A County Inspector General Max Huntsman. The letter was sent to 35 county deputies suspected to be part of or have information about two notorious L.A. deputy gangs: the Compton Executioners and the Banditos. The 35 deputies who were sent the letter have not been identified.
The sheriff’s department has been aware of the existence of the two gangs but has not been able to identify their members. The Compton Executioners usually have a tattoo featuring a skeleton wearing a Nazi helmet and holding an AK-47 rifle. Members of the Banditos have ink with a skeleton wearing a sombrero and a bandoleer. (Excerpt from The Washington Times.)
