Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday it was "inevitable" that nonviolent inmates in county jails would be released early if the budget crisis...

https://www.policemag.com/345125/l-a-county-sheriff-budget-woes-make-prisoner-release-inevitable

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

To achieve an 8 percent cut in the Los Angeles police workforce, Chief Charlie Beck moved 350 officers from specialized units to patrol duty around the city.

https://www.policemag.com/345179/lapd-chief-cuts-ot-moves-specialized-officers-to-patrol

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

The city's budget adopted in June provides for 92 sworn positions for the 95-officer force. The department is hoping to reach 92 via attrition, according to...

https://www.policemag.com/346563/california-pd-suspends-swat-k-9-units-to-delay-officer-layoffs

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

Gov. Brown plans to house only the most serious and violent adult felony offenders in state prisons, while shifting low-level adult offenders, all youth...

https://www.policemag.com/346637/california-governor-to-shift-state-offenders-to-county-jails

Categories: Command, Special Units

Deep budget cuts are forcing urban police departments to wipe out gang units, trim detectives from investigation teams, pull back on community outreach, and...

https://www.policemag.com/344270/massachusetts-cities-cutting-back-on-police-operations

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units, Training & Careers

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was in talks Tuesday with court officials to determine whether reducing bail for nonviolent offenders would cut jail...

https://www.policemag.com/344288/l-a-county-sheriff-suggests-lower-bails-to-cut-jail-crowding

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on Monday threatened to close the Men's Central Jail and perhaps a second detention facility when he and other county...

https://www.policemag.com/344294/l-a-county-jails-might-close-sheriff-warns

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units

Some officers who have trained police dogs in the California city of Chula Vista are questioning the wisdom of a City Council vote on Jan. 13 to eliminate a...

https://www.policemag.com/344339/san-diego-area-agency-may-eliminate-k-9-unit-in-budget-cut

Categories: Command, Special Units, Training & Careers

Automatic federal budget cuts set to go into effect March 1 would likely trigger mandatory furloughs among agencies such as the FBI, ATF, and Border Patrol,...

https://www.policemag.com/351507/fed-budget-cuts-would-reduce-le-strength

Categories: Command, Patrol, Special Units, Technology, Vehicle Ops

Audit of the Phoenix Police Aviation Unit shows they can function with less aircraft, saving the city over $3 million.

https://www.policemag.com/354033/phoenix-police-to-cut-aviation-budget