ALT Sheriff’s Department announces long-awaited policy banning deputy gangs

ALT and did not receive a copy until 1:05 p.m. Wednesday — minutes before it was publicly released. “It is a huge disappointment that they kept it secret” — which is “not in compliance with California oversight law,” he said. Similarly Vincent Miller, an attorney who has represented several deputies suing the department — including a former whistleblower who was demoted last week — said the new policy would be “useless” as long as the county resists transparency and retaliates against employees who come forward to report misconduct.