Melissa Gomez reports today for the Los Angeles Times reports today from Merced County, population 281,000 under the headline, "‘Folks, it’s bad’: Merced sheriff warns of public safety crisis as deputy vacancies mount." Here's an excerpt referring to Sheriff Vern Warnke: Warnke said the vacancies have mounted in recent months and his pleas to the county Board of Supervisors to increase his budget and give him control over how funds are allocated have gone unheeded.At this point, just four... Read this story
