California Sheriff Cancels Daytime Patrols Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Staffing Shortage

California Sheriff Cancels Daytime Patrols Amid ‘Catastrophic’ Staffing Shortage
A file photo of a County Sheriff's department vehicle in Agua Dulce, Calif., on June 1, 2021. Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A Northern California sheriff’s department will suspend all daytime patrols starting Nov. 20 amid a “catastrophic staffing shortage,” according to department officials.

The small sheriff’s office headquartered in Red Bluff, Tehama County, has had difficulties recruiting and retaining employees, Sheriff Dave Hencratt said in a statement Nov. 7.

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