LAPD is not exempt from budget cuts; officers increasingly deskbound as city cuts civilian workforce
Drastic cuts to the LAPD civilian workforce are forcing LAPD officers to increasingly fill civilian jobs instead of patrolling the city’s streets and neighborhoods, the president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League said today. These widespread cuts – in combination with forced time off for overtime worked – are resulting in significantly reduced police deployments throughout the city that threaten to create a public safety crisis this summer. "It is a myth that the LAPD has been exempt from budget cuts due to the city’s financial crisis," said Paul M. Weber. "The impacts are very real, as officers are forced to stay at home because of overtime concerns and fill in for furloughed civilians or vacant civilian jobs. City officials need to carefully consider the impacts of budget cuts and realize the consequences to public safety of any actions that increase police response time and decrease patrols in our city."
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Drastic cuts to the LAPD civilian workforce are forcing LAPD officers to increasingly fill civilian jobs instead of patrolling the city’s streets and neighborhoods, the president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League said today. These widespread cuts – in combination with forced time off for overtime worked – are resulting in significantly reduced police deployments throughout the city that threaten to create a public safety crisis this summer. "It is a myth that the LAPD has been exempt from budget cuts due to the city’s financial crisis," said Paul M. Weber. "The impacts are very real, as officers are forced to stay at home because of overtime concerns and fill in for furloughed civilians or vacant civilian jobs. City officials need to carefully consider the impacts of budget cuts and realize the consequences to public safety of any actions that increase police response time and decrease patrols in our city."
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