Robert Luna vowed to uphold the promises he made on the campaign trail during his first address as sheriff-elect of Los Angeles County.
Luna made his address Friday afternoon at East L.A.'s Ruben Salazar Park, which is named after the man sheriff's deputies killed in 1970 during a march protesting the Vietnam War.
"Somewhere along the line, I felt that if I wanted to see the change, that I needed to become part of that change," said Luna, whose term is scheduled to start Dec. 5. "One, fight crime," Luna said, while listing his priorities. "Repair relationships with our community and across the board, address homelessness, modernize the department and improve employee wellness. A lot of this is what I talked about during the campaign."
"From the very beginning, I said that as your sheriff, I will cooperate with civilian oversight, I will comply with subpoenas," said Luna. "Public safety is about public trust."
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