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Gunning Up: L.A. County’s Top Cop Versus the Feds

Dirty John by L.A. Times Studios

Sep 23, 202500:26:20Society & Culture

When Lee Baca took over the LA County Sheriff’s Department in 1998, he inherited a scandal-plagued agency. He built a reputation as a progressive reformer, and his jail-education programs were celebrated. But the feds no...

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Gunning Up: L.A. County’s Top Cop Versus the Feds is an episode from Dirty John by L.A. Times Studios. When Lee Baca took over the LA County Sheriff’s Department in 1998, he inherited a scandal-plagued agency. He built a reputation as a pro...

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Published Sep 23, 2025, 00:26:20 long, audio available.

Gunning Up: L.A. County’s Top Cop Versus the Feds

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