“But we’re at that point when the sheriff and administration are having to take calls.”Warnke has worked for the Merced sheriff’s office for 45 years and has been sheriff for the last decade. In 2022, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office suspended daytime patrol amid a staffing shortage. County spokesman Mike North said the county offered the Merced County Deputy Sheriff’s Assn. Merced County residents Becky and Jason Tucker say they can feel the shortage. The couple filed a report with the sheriff’s office last summer alleging that a man had committed forgery and damaged property on their farm.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 03, 2024 13:55 UTC