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Sheriff warns of understaffing in Clark County Sheriff’s Office, asks residents to press councilors for more deputies
Summary
At a neighborhood meeting the county sheriff said the office is understaffed, cited a shortfall in deputies per capita, and asked residents to contact county councilors to support hiring and budget changes.
The Clark County sheriff told neighborhood residents the sheriff’s office is understaffed and urged citizens to contact county councilors to press for more deputies and resources.
“ We are a lowest staff, a second lowest Washington state of our new sheriff's office,” the sheriff said, summarizing the agency’s staffing shortfall. The sheriff provided a per‑capita figure: “we're at 0.64 deputies per 1,000 residents,” and said the…
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