Sheriff Warns LA County Cuts Will Eliminate Sexual Assault Investigations Unit

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Sheriff Alex Villanueva has some dire warnings about public safety as Los Angeles County prepares for across-the-board budget cuts.
In a press conference Monday at the Hall of Justice, Villanueva said more than half of the county’s proposed layoffs will be from LASD, and of the 3,200 vacant positions to be eliminated county-wide, 1,525 will be from the Sheriff’s Department.
On Monday, the Board of Supervisors approved a $34.9 billion revised budget for the