Los Angeles County Sheriff's computer dispatch system remains down since New Year's Eve
India TodayLOS ANGELES: The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department remained out of commission on Thursday after crashing on New Year’s Eve, forcing deputies to handle all calls by radio, authorities said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials first learned about the problem around 8 p.m. Tuesday, when deputies at several sheriff’s stations were unable to log in to the mobile computers in their patrol cars, the department said in a statement. Since taking office in December 2022, Sheriff Robert Luna has “emphasized the urgent need to improve and upgrade our internal systems.” In mid-2023, the department formally requested proposals to acquire a new, centralized CAD system. On Wednesday, ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva posted on the social media site X a 2022 letter to the L.A. County Board of Supervisors requesting funding for a new computer-aided dispatch system.
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