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Clark County sheriff announces cuts to service amid staffing shortage
ABC News Portland ^ | March 14, 2022 | by KATU Staff

Posted on 03/15/2022 9:54:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff said Monday he is cutting services because of a shortage of staff.

It will mean deputies will no longer respond to several types of calls. The sheriff released an extensive list of those calls.

Here is the full list of service cuts provided by the sheriff.

Theft of property under $750 (misdemeanor) where there is no suspect information (this does not include robberies or theft of vehicles or guns)

Theft from a vehicle where there is no suspect information

Minimal damage and/or graffiti to property where there is no suspect information

Minor crimes (property damage, behavorial (sic) issues, mutual fighting) involving juveniles at our local schools, when restorative justice measures and administrative measures are available to the school

Non-life-threatening harassing phone calls (does not include incidents that are related to domestic violence and/or stalking)

Fraud, scams, or identity theft, less than $5000 (victims can utilize online reporting)

Simple assaults reported after they have occurred, where there is nothing beyond transitory pain or minor injuries

Reports that do not require immediate police presence and/or enforcement of criminal law (information only reports)

Lost/found property that does not represent a safety concern for the public or an imminent threat (this does not include dangerous drugs or weapons found)

Trespassing where the property owner does not want to press charges

Trespassing on public lands, forest property, county property (unoccupied), and state-owned property

Minor traffic and/or parking complaints, and neighborhood problems with no crime nexus

Welfare checks on homeless persons or mentally ill persons where there has been no observed crime and no imminent threat to the public

(Excerpt) Read more at katu.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: crime; labor; police; portland; tyranny

1 posted on 03/15/2022 9:54:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m not necessarily blaming the sheriff. But that sure is a handy list for criminals to refer to.


2 posted on 03/15/2022 9:59:33 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“We will now only respond to murders and ‘hate crimes’, no matter how mild, no matter how fake.”


3 posted on 03/15/2022 10:03:28 AM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Then let people arm themselves and don’t give them any problems when they deal with the criminals themselves.


4 posted on 03/15/2022 10:09:03 AM PDT by MercyFlush (I don't follow the science. I follow the money. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I know Sheriff Atkins. He is a corrupt thug who refuses to investigate blatant public corrupt within his department, the Prosecutor’s office and the local Judiciary.

He’s also not very bright; typical of heads of local law enforcement agencies, but he is worse.


5 posted on 03/15/2022 10:43:49 AM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The LAPD stopped responding to those sorts of crimes back in the 1980s.


6 posted on 03/15/2022 10:46:21 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I had to check and make sure this wasn’t the Bee.🙄


7 posted on 03/15/2022 11:38:52 AM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Trespassing on public lands, forest property, county property (unoccupied), and state-owned property

Drill baby, drill.

8 posted on 03/15/2022 5:02:35 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Twotone; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; ...
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9 posted on 03/16/2022 5:18:44 AM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; Twotone

What was once a slow-motion disaster just took on the speed of a freight train!


10 posted on 03/16/2022 7:38:50 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Am I the only one outraged that the County is named after that colonizing imperialist lackey William Clark? What century is this?


11 posted on 03/16/2022 9:22:27 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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