BREAKING: LA Sheriff Lee Baca expected to resign

[CommunicatorIC]

Los Angeles ABC 7 News: LA Sheriff Lee Baca expected to resign
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9384016

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned that Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is expected to resign Tuesday morning.

Baca, who is serving his fourth term, has been facing criticism following an FBI investigation into corruption and abuse at the county's jails.

The federal investigation described a culture of violence at Men's Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility. It alleged that deputies would go out of their way to use excessive force.

Baca, 71, has insisted that the allegations do not reflect on the department as a whole.

We will have exclusive details coming up on Eyewitness News at 11 p.m.

EDITED TO ADD:

KTLA 5 - Source: Sheriff Lee Baca to Announce His Retirement Tuesday
http://ktla.com/2014/01/06/sheriff-lee-baca-to-announce-his-retirement-tuesday/

Sheriff Lee Baca, who faced a tough battle for reelection amid scandals in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, plans to annouce his retirement, sources told The Times.

Baca’s decision comes a month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 18 current and former sheriff’s deputies accused of beating jail inmates and visitors, trying to intimidate an FBI agent and other crimes following an investigation of corruption inside the nation’s largest jail system.

The timing of his announcement remains unclear. But it was confirmed by multiple sources, all of whom spoke on the condition of annoymity.

Baca won office fortuitously in 1998 when his rival, incumbent Sheriff Sherman Block, died days before the election. In the next three elections, he easily won in primaries against fields of lesser-known candidates, avoiding head-to-head runoff elections. By 2010, no one bothered to challenge him.

Click here to read the full story on LATimes.com.

EDITED TO ADD:

LA Times: L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca plans to retire, sources say
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...to-retire-source-say-20140106,0,2296941.story

Excerpt:

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, who faced a tough battle for reelection amid scandals in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, plans to annouce his retirement, law enforcement sources told The Times.

Baca's decision comes a month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 18 current and former sheriff's deputies accused of beating jail inmates and visitors, trying to intimidate an FBI agent and other crimes following an investigation of corruption inside the nation's largest jail system.

The timing of his announcement remains unclear. But it was confirmed by multiple sources, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity.

EDITED TO ADD:

NBC 4 News: Sheriff Baca Expected to Step Down: Sources
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...ed-Announce-Retirement-Sources-239003811.html

Excerpt:

Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is expected to announce Tuesday that he will not run for a fifth term as the county's top cop and step down from his post by the end of the month, sources familiar with the decision told NBC News.

 

[ForLease]

Just saw this.

Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.

And to think historically LASD had a much better rep than LAPD...

 

[Smurf]

Two years too late..

http://www.policemag.com/channel/pa...ises-to-address-inmate-abuse-allegations.aspx

His sleazebag PR spokesman, Steve Whitmore, needs to go, too.

Interesting.. Channel 7 is the only news station reporting this. I hope it's true.

 

[CommunicatorIC]

KTLA 5 - Source: Sheriff Lee Baca to Announce His Retirement Tuesday
http://ktla.com/2014/01/06/sheriff-lee-baca-to-announce-his-retirement-tuesday/

Sheriff Lee Baca, who faced a tough battle for reelection amid scandals in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, plans to annouce his retirement, sources told The Times.

Baca’s decision comes a month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 18 current and former sheriff’s deputies accused of beating jail inmates and visitors, trying to intimidate an FBI agent and other crimes following an investigation of corruption inside the nation’s largest jail system.

The timing of his announcement remains unclear. But it was confirmed by multiple sources, all of whom spoke on the condition of annoymity.

Baca won office fortuitously in 1998 when his rival, incumbent Sheriff Sherman Block, died days before the election. In the next three elections, he easily won in primaries against fields of lesser-known candidates, avoiding head-to-head runoff elections. By 2010, no one bothered to challenge him.

Click here to read the full story on LATimes.com.

 

[CommunicatorIC]

LA Times: L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca plans to retire, sources say
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...to-retire-source-say-20140106,0,2296941.story

Excerpt:

L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, who faced a tough battle for reelection amid scandals in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, plans to annouce his retirement, law enforcement sources told The Times.

Baca's decision comes a month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 18 current and former sheriff's deputies accused of beating jail inmates and visitors, trying to intimidate an FBI agent and other crimes following an investigation of corruption inside the nation's largest jail system.

The timing of his announcement remains unclear. But it was confirmed by multiple sources, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity.

 

[Deeana]

So I guess there goes Miscavige's "influence with law enforcement" as stated by "Lou" in one of his texts touting all the important "individuals" he hob-knobs with?

 

[CommunicatorIC]

LA Sheriff Lee Baca expected to resign by end of the month

NBC 4 News: Sheriff Baca Expected to Step Down: Sources
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...ed-Announce-Retirement-Sources-239003811.html

Excerpt:

Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is expected to announce Tuesday that he will not run for a fifth term as the county's top cop and step down from his post by the end of the month, sources familiar with the decision told NBC News.

 

[Churchill]

Lee Baca, the best sheriff

money can buy.

Buy-Buy!

 

[Karen#1]

Re: LA Sheriff Lee Baca expected to resign by end of the month

NBC 4 News: Sheriff Baca Expected to Step Down: Sources
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...ed-Announce-Retirement-Sources-239003811.html

Excerpt:

It isn't just that he is stepping down, he is accused of "a wide scope of illegal conduct" and blocking a federal investigation. It is big news in Los Angeles, all news channels...
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=9268402

Strange bedfellows.
David Miscavige and Sheriff Lee Baca.

One less ally for the "church"

He was guest speaker at the opening of "Ideal org" Los Angeles ~​

 

[Karen#1]

He was on the job 16 years and did have influence....
He enjoyed standing on the "Way to Happiness" Float in his Sheriff's Uniform waving to Hollywood crowds....
now outed for Corruption...


Holding Sheriff Lee Baca with both hands....​

.

 

[Deeana]

It is always good to see these crooks go away.

A few years ago in Pittsburgh, PA we had our City of Pittsburgh Chief of Police drummed out of office by an investigation of corruption and illegal use of funds. He resigned suddenly. Shortly thereafter our Mayor made a surprise, unexpected announcement that he would not be running for re-election. His political party members seemed to be quite taken by surprise since it was only 30 some days prior to the deadline for any other candidate to file.

Nobody got any jail time out of it.

 

[Dulloldfart]

Look how propitiative the Dwarf is.

And Baca disrespectfully has his left hand in his pocket while shaking hands with his right one.

Paul

 

[Lohan2008]

Sheriff Lee Baca: if the FBI don't get yah, OSA will !!

[video=youtube;8X2HztImQKA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2HztImQKA[/video]

 

[Lohan2008]

And Baca disrespectfully has his left hand in his pocket while shaking hands with his right one. Paul

Sweet Buddha !!! Paul, why did you point that out? Now I can't stop thinking about Baca going "commando" that day .... ewwwwwww.

 

[Sidney18511]

How great would it be if Baca left some breadcrumbs of corruption leading directly to the COS for the FBI to follow?

 

[dchoiceisalwaysrs]

Was the left hand operating a non-psychotic pocket recorder? Well I can dream anyhow.

Look how propitiative the Dwarf is.

And Baca disrespectfully has his left hand in his pocket while shaking hands with his right one.

Paul

How great would it be if Baca left some breadcrumbs of corruption leading directly to the COS for the FBI to follow?

 

[ChuckNorrisCutsMyLawn]

Sea Orgers are working around the clock to remove these pictures from their propaganda

 

[degraded being]

Sea Orgers are working around the clock to remove these pictures from their propaganda

Because Baca committed overts and is almost an SP.

 

[Type4_PTS]

He was on the job 16 years and did have influence....
He enjoyed standing on the "Way to Happiness" Float in his Sheriff's Uniform waving to Hollywood crowds....
now outed for Corruption...


Holding Sheriff Lee Baca with both hands....​

.

He just received an order from the TWTH Foundation International to report to cramming immediately.

It has to do with some M-9 Word-Clearing and Clay Demo's on a number of the Way to Happiness Precepts.

 

[anonomog]

More bad news for Miscavige. He won't have the top dog's protection when he goes to prison. Oh dear. Even more reason to throw Lou and other CICS under the bus.


Why would a non-scientologist sheriff ally himself with Scientology? (Appearing on WTH floats, speaking at events etc.)
He won't be doing it for nothing, surely not for public relations? Looking at numbers, would the Scientology vote make much difference at all to him?

Bribery and blackmail would make sense and goes along with the church's standard operating procedures.

I wonder if Mike Rinder knows the back story?