LA County deputy's deposition describes tattooing of exclusive society of lawmen, a red flag for watchdogs
LOS ANGELES_The lawman said he was taken to a local tattoo parlor as a reward for his integrity.
Other officers watched as his left ankle was etched with a symbol of a skull wearing a cowboy hat. The group drank and celebrated the inking of a fresh recruit.
He was now part of the club.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Oleg Polissky said he acquired the skull tattoo a few years ago as part of an exclusive crew of deputies at the Palmdale station, according to a copy of his July 19 deposition obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
His statement is the latest account of the existence of secret societies of deputies, whose memberships may have
