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bcjack
05-12-2006, 05:14 PM
http://www.kcoy.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=B96EDD60-9B13-4271-8C0E-04204231BDF9
NorCalN00b
05-13-2006, 10:33 AM
Santa Maria only has one car on the road to cover its entire area.

Oh my God, you're kidding me!
Mac
05-13-2006, 11:14 AM
Santa Maria only has one car on the road to cover its entire area.

Oh my God, you're kidding me!
Nope. You'll find the same thing in a lot of the smaller/more rural offices throughout the state. The big metro areas never seem to be hurting, but the "backwater" areas are in a constant fight for more troops. There are a lot of areas patrolling with far fewer officers than they should have.
23109
05-13-2006, 03:23 PM
Santa Maria only has one car on the road to cover its entire area.

Oh my God, you're kidding me!
Nope. You'll find the same thing in a lot of the smaller/more rural offices throughout the state. The big metro areas never seem to be hurting, but the "backwater" areas are in a constant fight for more troops. There are a lot of areas patrolling with far fewer officers than they should have.

Yup. The office I'm assigned to is small, and in the same boat.
bcjack
05-13-2006, 03:35 PM
The news story says that the office is "Down 50%" of their alloted Officers