Updates and Challenges facing your local sheriff's office

As we ring in a new year, I thought it might be a good time to provide you with some updates and challenges facing local law enforcement.

On the challenge front, Washington State continues to rank 51st in the nation for law enforcement officers per capita and its an area that has not improved in years. Thankfully, the staffing levels at LCSO have been fairly stable, but we live in a time when everyone is hiring and there are not enough qualified candidates to go around which has created an ultra-competitive environment. In fact, the market is so competitive that some inner-city jurisdictions a...