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Sheriff outlines wide‑ranging 2025 needs: CAD replacement, custody staffing, vehicles and helicopter maintenance
Summary
Sheriff Robert Luna and Assistant Sheriff Gerardo Pineda told supervisors the department faces chronic understaffing and aging technology and fleets. The presentation requested new positions, major IT projects (CAD, RMS, Aegis), more buses, vehicle replacement, TASER/bodycam upkeep and funds to meet custody compliance.
Sheriff Robert Luna and senior department staff told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 21 that the Sheriff’s Department is operating with roughly three quarters of its authorized personnel and faces critical shortfalls in custody staffing, dispatch technology, vehicles, and facility‑related training.
Assistant Sheriff Gerardo Pineda described a three‑track procurement and testing process for computer aided dispatch (CAD) replacement after multiple system crashes since New Year’s Eve; the department seeks an expanded capital project for a centralized CAD facility plus staff reclassification and funding beyond the county ITIB allocation. He said absent additional support…
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