From what my friend from Tucson told me, the Sheriff did not have overwhelming public support, even from his own deputies. She said that there was a big exodus of officers when Nanos took over because many lacked confidence in his abilities to run the department. And she told me that a lot of deputies were demoted or laid off by the Sheriff, and young inexperienced new hires took over those jobs.
So some of the departments had a lack of experienced staff and it affected the ability to handle big cases, apparently. She said the public was frustrated because things like helicopter patrols and such were lacking and not always in operation.
- No Confidence Vote: The Pima County Deputy's Organization (representing deputies) issued a "no confidence" vote in early 2024, citing, among other issues, low employee retention and poor morale.
- Loss of Veteran Staff and Experience: A deputy recently claimed that the most experienced investigator in the homicide unit had only three years of experience, alleging that Nanos' leadership has pushed veteran staff out. Another report noted the transfer of the department's most experienced Search and Rescue deputy to patrol, leaving a critical unit understaffed.
It's an elected, political office. The sheriffs position was achieved through public vote.
Do they not understand that it is the Sheriff’s prerogative to assemble a supportive team which those are obviously not.
Many in LE are entrenched I get it they need a job but to criticize other sworn officers on the job because they have less time is hollow.
These young folks can be brilliant computer whizzes, newly trained in the newest technology and procedures and in my community at least are recently out of active service with an energy and focus beyond the old guys.
More than anything it’s not the time to be back biting the Sheriff, imo.
All imo
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