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Sheriff's deputy: staffing shortages shrink responses; alarm companies must verify calls, deputy says
Summary
A Clark County sheriff's deputy told neighbors that limited staffing in the western county is reducing proactive traffic enforcement and changing call response rules; deputies will not routinely respond to alarm-company-initiated calls unless a resident verifies signs of a crime.
Deputy Debbie Frigon of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office told a neighborhood association meeting that staffing shortages have forced a change in call response priorities and reduced the department’s ability to provide traffic enforcement.
“Due to staffing concern… I have a feeling it’s gonna be speeding,” Frigon said, describing patrol staffing that leaves only four deputies assigned to much of the western side of the county. “To safely run any call,…
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