Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage.
Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments.
Landry, who previously had a career in law enforcement, said that police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” As of July, sheriff’s offices statewide were down 1,800 deputies, Landry said.
That’s not really accurate. They still have log of calls/reports. Just not someone to deal with the problem. Dispatch just gives up if there aren’t enough officers?
Dispatch can’t really the crimes down, they won’t even know what exactly is going on (just rougly).
It’s gonna officer who writes the report.