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.
“A drastic rise in attrition, coupled with the inability to present enticing recruitment efforts have resulted in an unprecedented staffing shortage,” Hencratt said.
In the last year, the department has lost more than 20 employees, and the number of new applicants is low, Lt. Rob Bakken with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office told KRCR. The sheriff’s office has around 126 employees, according to its website….