The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is operating on a manual dispatch system after its computer-aided dispatch (CAD) program crashed on New Year's Eve. Deputies are relying on radios to handle calls, while the department works to resolve the technical issue. Service remains uninterrupted, with 911 lines and radio communications fully operational.
The archaic computer dispatch system for the nation’s largest sheriff’s department remained out of commission on Friday 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.
Service remains uninterrupted and radio communications and 911 lines are fully operational, officials said.It wasn’t clear Thursday what caused the problem or how long it will take to fix. Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida said there was no indication the outage resulted from a malicious attack, describing it as a "technical issue."The department has faced challenges with outdated technology for years.
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