LA Sheriff Urges End to Department Hiring Freeze Amid Deputy Shortage

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department with the Homeless Outreach Services Team patrol Malibu Canyon to assist homeless individuals on Sept. 24, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva slammed county supervisors during a press conference on March 9 for continuing a hiring freeze on the department amid a deputy shortage.

“This is not sustainable at any level,” Villanueva said at the Hall of Justice on March 9. “People literally are going to die on the streets for lack of us being able to intervene to stop crime or to solve crime.”