California police department hit by mass layoffs, including top…

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA California city is laying off a chunk of its police department, including the top captain, and the New York Post says the cash hole behind it is deep.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd the detail that jumped out at me is the evidence.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThere are thirty-three thousand pieces still waiting to be transferred, and fewer people left to carry them.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty-three thousand. So that's the officers gone, the captain gone, and the boxes, one, two, three, four... I've lost them.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, you've lost them after four.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI tried to visualize thirty-three thousand of anything once, and my brain just gave up.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAccounted for is also what banks say before they close your account.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere's what it means for you: if you live there, fewer officers means slower answers when you call, and your stolen bike may sit in a box for a while.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Post calls it a dire warning, and a budget hole that costs you a captain is not a rounding error.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThirty-three thousand pieces of evidence, and the city is basically running the most stressful storage unit in California.