The whole system is, to be honest, broken. LMPD is way short - the question is WHY? Is it because 1) no applicants, 2) agency not willing/able to train sufficient numbers, 3) agency not willing to hire because they want to use the money for other things? Until you can answer the why, and be correct, you don't have a prayer of actually doing anything about the problem. As for solving burglaries, etc., well, that takes investigation. Unfortunately, the system in this county is so messed up that even