“Our ab109 team of deputies is very cautious who they let out, but they’re also very aggressive in monitoring those persons that have taken advantage of GPS and electronic monitoring”
“Quite frankly, if you look over the 40 year average the crime rate has been at its lowest EBB in 4 decades.”
~ Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin
Merced Police Department takes steps to deal with spike in crime — ABC local