'This is in Lathrop's hands': Sheriff's police services may end February 2022 Share Updated: 6:13 PM PDT Jul 23, 2021 Share Updated: 6:13 PM PDT Jul 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DEPUTIESAD H POURED OVER THIS LATHROP HOME IN EARLY. JULY AFTERNV IESTIGATORS. SAY A MAN. ALLEGEDLY KILLED HIS OLDER BROTHER AND WENTN O A CMERI SPREE WITHIN THREE MINUTES OF THAT CALL GOING OUT THAT A HOMICIDED OCCUR. WE HAD 25 TO 50 OFFICERS RUSHED WNDO TO LATHROP SREHA PATRICK WITHROW SAYS WITHIN TWO HOURS. THE SUSPECT WAS IN CUSTODY. WE WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYONE. TO HAMPER OUR ABILITY TO PROTECT OUR CIZITENS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS AN EXAMPLE THE SHERIFF SAYS OF HIS DEPUTY’S DEDICATION. IT’S BEE ONVER A YEAR AND A HALF THAT THEY HAVE BEEN NOT PAYING THAT PART PTAR OF THE BILL DESPITE LATHROP OWING AT LEAST 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS. WE’RE JUST GETTGIN TO THE POINT WHERE I CONTINUE TO BREAK THE LAW IF I AOWLL THEM TO HAVE THESE SERVICES FOR FREE AND I’M I’M JUST NOT WILLING TO DO THAT THE SHERIFF WILL NOW REQUEST TO INVOKE A CLAUSE IF APPROVED BY THE BOARDF O SUPERVISORS TUESDAY WOULD EFFECTIVELY END THE BETWEEN LATHROP AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE BY NEXT FEBRUARY I AM GOING TO FIGHT TO THE NOWO T KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE LATHROP CITY COUNCIL WOMEN MINI DIALLO PLANSO T BE AT THAT MEETING WHAT WE CAN’T DO IS COME FEBRRYUA 1ST NOT HEAV ANY TYPE OF PLAN IN PLACE TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE. IN A STATEMENTHE T CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE SAYS WHILE THE CITY IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THEY ARE READYO T PROTECT THEIR OWN SAYING WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDINGHE T RESIDENTS OF LATHROPIT WH AN ORDERLY TRANSITION OF SERVICEHR TOUGH LYJU 1ST, 2022. THE ANTICIPATED STAND-UP DATE OF OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY’RE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH THINK IS ABSOLULYTE FANTASTIC. THE SHERIFF SAYS IT’S UP TO THE CITY NOW. ISTH IS IN LATHROP’S HANDS AND LATHROP K RESEED KCRA 3 NEWS THE CITY OF LATHROP ALSO SAID THEY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF IN GDOO FAITH TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS AND THE SHERIFF ADDED. IT’S GOING TOE B UP TO A JUDGE