Chad Bianco

“They know that I am extremely short-staffed. They know for a fact that I am shorted $125 million, and that equates to 622 deputy sheriff positions. And it’s just simple math," Bianco told ABC 7.”

“Bianco plans to eliminate roughly 200 positions through attrition, retirements and transfers as he grapples with the funding gap.”

“Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is warning that more than 600 deputies may need to be fired as a bitter budget battle with county officials escalates.”