Deputy gangs a 'cancer' within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, scathing report says
The 70-page report by the Civilian Oversight Commission’s special counsel accused the department of harboring secretive groups that must be immediately "excised."
"Much like street gangs, the deputy gang members identify themselves by code names, such as the Banditos, Executioners, Regulators, Spartans, Reapers, Wayside Whities and 3000 Boys, according to the report." Members often sport matching tattoos and use language and gestures associated with street gangs.