Oscar Martinez for Los Angeles County Sheriff Blog https://oscar4sheriff.com/blog/ news and updates. en-us Online Candidate Politics Crisis at the Sheriff's Department: Silence, Suicides, and a System in Collapse https://oscar4sheriff.com/blog/?viewDetailed=202505211844 https://oscar4sheriff.com/blog/?viewDetailed=202505211844 This article exposes the deepening crisis within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, highlighting 13 deputy suicides in 17 months, inhumane working conditions, rising crime, and lawsuits from contract cities. It criticizes Sheriff Robert Luna’s continued silence and inaction, calling it not just a failure of leadership, but deliberate indifference—and urges the need for new leadership that will protect both deputies and the communities they serve. 21 May 2025 18:44 :00 EST