Former jail captain Amy Le says the Sheriff’s Office used a gazebo project she oversaw at Elmwood as a pretext for her dismissal. 

Sources confirmed that DA investigators descended upon the Younger Avenue office on Thursday and took Sung’s computer and other items.

Auditors say the Sheriff’s Office refused to cooperate with reviews that unearthed unsettling findings about internal accountability. 

Santa Clara County’s six-term sheriff and her closest allies are the subject of an ongoing criminal inquiry led by the office of DA Jeff Rosen.

Sheriff Smith making herself inaccessible to reporters comes amid criticism that she’s also disengaged from constituents.