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   The operations manager of a security firm contracted to take   
   over law enforcement duties from sworn deputies in West   
   Hollywood, California, was once charged with murder and armed   
   robbery in Georgia, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva   
   said.   
      
   West Hollywood may be just 1.9 square miles, but its crime rate   
   is among the highest in the nation, as 1 out of 174 people will   
   be a victim of crime. It has an index of 8 — meaning it’s safer   
   than just 8% of America’s cities, Neighborhood Scout reports.   
      
   Despite this, the West Hollywood City Council voted last month   
   to replace four sheriff’s deputies with a team of civilian blue   
   shirt ambassadors who will walk the city in a neighborhood   
   policing concept.   
      
   “We took action to redistribute our public safety funds in a way   
   that makes sense for our community's needs and, in fact, adds   
   over 26 new positions to our reimagined public safety team, plus   
   full supplemental reserve funding for LASD," Councilwoman Sepi   
   Shyne told Fox News.   
      
   Villanueva, who has been outspoken against Los Angeles   
   politicians who favor a “woke” agenda over safety, was outraged   
   over the cuts, particularly given that the firm employs a man   
   who was convicted of manslaughter.   
      
   The contractor, Block By Block, says it offers “highly visible …   
   ambassadors [who] will not only provide a sense of security, but   
   will also serve as the welcoming presence that will set your   
   public space apart.”   
      
   The local West Hollywood news site WEHOville watched the   
   ambassadors for a day and noted with photographs that they sat   
   behind kiosks and looked at their phones.   
      
   Meanwhile, the operations manager since 2013 was convicted of   
   charges of murder and armed robbery in Georgia in 1995, along   
   with an accompanying drug charge. Court records show that the   
   charge was downgraded to manslaughter and the person was allowed   
   to complete his sentence in California.   
      
   “The City Council says they are enhancing public safety because   
   they are replacing four deputies with 30 unarmed ambassadors,”   
   Villanueva told the Washington Examiner. “The city knew about   
   his criminal history because they received an email about it. He   
   committed murder and plea bargained to manslaughter and did   
   eight years.”   
      
   Villanueva said the majority of the city council is so anti-law   
   enforcement that “they don’t bother vetting who they replace   
   cops with, so they settled on a convicted murderer.”   
      
   The West Hollywood City Council could not be reached Friday, and   
   Block By Block did not respond to a phone call and email seeking   
   comment.   
      
   “There is going to be a reckoning,” Villanueva said.   
      
   https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/convicted-felon-   
   security-west-hollywood-defunds-police   
      
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