“The sheriff’s department’s 6,789 abuses made up a majority of the record 7,275 violations across California that were reported to the state Department of Justice (CADOJ) in 2023 regarding the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS).”
LA County Sheriff’s deputies misused the state police database 6,789 times in one year, running gun permit checks the rules forbid. Over five years, 7,635 violations produced one felony conviction. The sheriff’s fix is to retrain staff.