Oversight officials say the L.A. County Sheriff's Department is blocking access to some shootings by deputies, despite state laws that authorize them to conduct meaningful investigations.

Sheriff-elect Robert Luna faces big challenges when he takes office Monday: building bridges his predecessor Alex Villanueva burned and reforming a department in turmoil. Dec. 2, 2022.

Sheriff Robert Luna, shown in a 2022 interview in Long Beach, sat down with the Los Angeles times in March for an interview 99 days after taking office.

Retired Capt. Mike Bornman is looking to reenter the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Bornman has launched a campaign hoping to unseat Sheriff Robert Luna during the 2026 election.

Sheriff Robert Luna wears five stars on his collar after his swearing-in ceremony at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Board Room in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3.

Just as former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has announced his intentions to run for his old position, the current sheriff continues to evade disclosing documents to the oversight commission tasked with monitoring the department.

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department and the Office of Inspector General are clashing over access to deputy-involved shooting investigations. The inspector general claims the department blocks access,