... making a 2 car run with 1 person. Yes radio will send you on 1 and get you backup when some CLEARS. All they want is their screen cleared so they can go back to what ever there doing. We need a administrator in the radio room screening calls and stop sending officer on bags of trash or my 6 year old won't go to school. You make some valid points. Officer safety should always come first. LMPD is top heavy and has too many specialty units. Patrol is horribly understaffed and not getting any better.