L.A. Sheriff's Investigates Deputy Tattoo Clique

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department suspended seven of its deputies believed to be involved with a jail clique called the "Jump Out Boys" that celebrate aggressive policing.

The clique "celebrates shootings and brands its members with matching tattoos," reports the Los Angeles Times .

Here's a description of the tattoo allegedly worn by members:

It includes an oversize skull with a wide, toothy grimace and glowing red eyes. A bandanna is wrapped around the skull, imprinted with the letters "OSS" — representing Operation Safe Streets, the name of the larger unit that the Gang Enforcement Team is part of. A bony hand clasps a revolver. Investigators suspect that smoke might be tattooed over the gun's barrel after a member is involved in a shooting.

Read the full Los Angeles Times story.