Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca retiring

Wendi · 01-07-2014, 09:13 AM

My aunt has worked as his secretary for 16 years. This is a very sad day for their office. He will be appointing an interim sheriff through November as he is leaving end of this month.

I've met him several times he was a very gracious man and you could tell he loved his department of over 18k employees. He spoke at my grandfathers funeral (my grandfather was a retired commander for the department).

I wish him a very happy retirement!

**Eli** · 01-07-2014, 09:21 AM

Happy Retirement!

Sent from my Bat Cave

**ChumpChange** · 01-07-2014, 09:30 AM

I guess I won't say who I know in the whole debacle then.......

**HB Vic** · 01-07-2014, 09:37 AM

Embattled retirement, correct??

Wendi · 01-07-2014, 09:40 AM

He was up for a contentious election and wanted to retire on his own terms!

This is going to be interesting. New players will be coming in. The two guys running now don't have a chance in hell!!

**riverrunner1984** · 01-07-2014, 09:47 AM

From what I understand, one of the guys that is running was the whistle blower on the dept that got the Feds to get those officers last month. Don't know all the facts just what I heard and read online...

Wendi · 01-07-2014, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by riverrunner1984

From what I understand, one of the guys that is running was the whistle blower on the dept that got the Feds to get those officers last month. Don't know all the facts just what I heard and read online...

Actually he was the culprits and is blaming Sheriff baca. But as the Sheriff baca is taking full responsibility for it and has made many changes to better the jails. Tenaka is dirty if he wins the department will suffer terribly.

Wendi · 01-07-2014, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by riverrunner1984

From what I understand, one of the guys that is running was the whistle blower on the dept that got the Feds to get those officers last month. Don't know all the facts just what I heard and read online...

Don't believe what you read online.

**riverrunner1984** · 01-07-2014, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Wendi

Actually he was the culprits and is blaming Sheriff baca. But as the Sheriff baca is taking full responsibility for it and has made many changes to better the jails. Tenaka is dirty if he wins the department will suffer terribly.

Yah I hear Tenaka was a bad seed. I was referring to another one of the candidates that was running. Can't think of his name right now. Either way, I don't know much about it!