LOS ANGELES—Former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna was sworn in as Los Angeles County’s next sheriff on Dec. 3, capping a campaign that led to the ouster of incumbent Alex Villanueva.
“Today I stand before you wearing this brand-new uniform—and now I have a badge to go with it—with an incredible amount of respect because it’s the same uniform worn by those deputies who patrolled the neighborhood where I grew up,” Luna said, noting that when he played cops and robbers with other children, he always wanted to play the cop.
