Staffing shortage slams Snohomish Co Sheriff's Office | FOX 13 Seattle

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday that it has to scale back specialty units due to staffing shortages department-wide.

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[NormanNorthman]

Stop testing for Marijuana use. There are a lot of good law abiding citizens out there who choose to use marijuana over alcohol and would make good officers.
However, the police still act like it is heroine when going through the hiring process.

[rivco]

He can hope whatever he wants but there will be no change.
This is what Washington, at least Western Washington, wanted.

[everett]

There are no staff shortages. They have their staff working as homeless people across the town. Smoking dope, graffiti, arson, buying and selling dope here on the streets. I been getting death threats because I know this. You all wonder why they are always doing book and release??? Because the majority of the arrests are people your paying out of your taxes. They even have people working in the stores and restaurants, as well as people paid by your taxes to boost from the stores. Why would they do this you ask? Because the more out of hand it looks, the more rights they are going to take from you.

[dank]

Oh no! Where they go? Private security & investigation?

[Tegridynews]

Good less people have their rights violated..

[ronaldfontes]

Then the public will be a little safer for now. Teach them to do their jobs right and know the law before sending them out to be cowboys. Learn the law to practice it!