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Rancho Palos Verdes mayor outlines plan for in-house public safety division as LASD costs rise
Summary
Mayor Paul Seo said the city plans an in-house public safety division to offset rising costs of its contract with LASD, adding non-sworn public safety officers, a virtual deputy program, a camera subsidy and a neighborhood-watch sign-up to bolster patrols and emergency communications.
Mayor Paul Seo said Rancho Palos Verdes is moving to create an in-house public safety division to reduce reliance on its contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and to bolster neighborhood safety.
"We have a contract with LASD. We don't have an in-house police force ... and we've realized through finance that every year, the contract is getting more and more expensive, and we can't sustain that," Seo said during the city's Earth Day mayoral update recorded April 22 at Ladera Linda Community Park. He said the in-house division would pull administrative tasks away from…
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