Former Long Beach police Chief Robert Luna was sworn in Saturday as Los Angeles County's next sheriff.
"Today I stand before you wearing this brand-new uniform -- and now I have a badge to go with it -- with an incredible amount of respect, because it's the same uniform worn by those deputies who patrolled the neighborhood where I grew up," Luna said, adding that when he played cops and robbers with other children, he always wanted to play the cop.
-- Accountability. "If crime goes, up, that's on us. ... We owe you the community a plan to reduce crime." Before Luna was sworn in, outgoing Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, who was elected to Congress earlier this month, spoke on behalf of his longtime colleague, praising his handling of civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020, along with Luna's character.
He has a master's degree in public administration from Cal State Long Beach, and lives in that city with his wife, with whom he has two adult children. Villanueva posted a farewell message on Facebook on Friday, noting several accomplishments during his term. "I am proud we protected the First Amendment rights of thousands of peaceful protesters," the outgoing sheriff continued. "While doing so, we were able to identify and detain those who were using the protests as a cover for riotous actions. And during the Civil Unrest of 2020, there were no deaths, no looting, and only minor injuries in areas where our deputies were present.
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