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Report shows LA Sheriff's Dept. hired dozens of troubled applicants
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Dec 2, 2013
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Report shows LA Sheriff's Dept. hired dozens of troubled applicants
Dozens of hires by the LA County Sheriff's Department in 2010 were made despite evidence of serious misconduct on or off duty. The LA Times reveals all in a new report.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who is supervises the largest jail system in the nation, talks to reporters at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Baca says he plans to implement all the reforms suggested by a commission in the wake of allegations that a culture of violence flourished in his jails.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca talks to reporters at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
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Dozens of hires by the LA County Sheriff's Department in 2010 were made despite evidence of serious misconduct on or off duty. The LA Times reveals all in a new report.

The LA Times has uncovered dozens of questionable hires made by the LA County Sheriff's Department. 

Records show that in 2010, about 280 county officers were offered jobs, including applicants who had accidentally fired their weapons, had sex at work, and solicited prostitutes. Of that group, 29 had been fired or forced to resign from other law enforcement jobs out of concerns of misconduct or performance problems.

Reporter Robert Faturechi co-investigated this story for the LA Times. He joins the show to explain.