Sacramento police are releasing dozens of reserve officers from duty, even as the department faces staffing problems.
Sacramento police reserve officer Joseph Wagstaff showed the uniform and equipment that he will have to turn in after nearly 50 years of service, 31 as a full-time sworn officer, 17 as a reserve.
“I have to turn my gear in, and all my equipment and my badge,” Wagstaff said. “We were released immediately, with a phone call from a captain. Do not come back to work.”…