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How is LA's new sheriff doing after nearly 4 months on the job?
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva at the graduation ceremony for the Sheriff's Academy class at East Los Angeles College on Jan. 4, 2019.
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How is LA's new sheriff doing after nearly 4 months on the job?
This story aired on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
We examine how L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva - now in his fourth month on the job – is doing as head of the nation's largest sheriff's department. He's in a legal battle with the Board of Supervisors over his re-hiring of a deputy terminated over domestic violence allegations and lying. And he's fighting with the civilian commission that oversees his department over the issue of violent deputy cliques.
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