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Bellflower council endorses letter asking county to address sheriff vacancies and detention capacity
Summary
Councilmembers directed staff to send a joint letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors asking for action to reduce vacancies in the LA County Sheriff's Department and to address county detention capacity, citing local public-safety impacts and rising liability costs.
Bellflower City Councilmembers agreed March 24 to send a joint letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors urging action to reduce vacancies within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and to support adequate detention capacity countywide.
City staff presented data showing the Sheriff's Department faced roughly 1,400 deputy vacancies and that liability costs associated with law enforcement had risen substantially over the past decade. "When they have 1,400 vacancies across the department that, has direct and, direct…
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