Coroner's office called unsafe

Los Angeles County Coroner's Office employees don't feel safe at the morgue and say managers are not fair when it comes to issuing take-home vehicles and work assignments, according to an audit released Thursday.Trpy Anderson in the Daily News.

The 132-page report, by Washington State-based firm Strategica Inc., found a host of management problems that, if not corrected, could result in autopsy backlogs, threaten the department's accreditation and jeopardize law enforcement's ability to investigate and prosecute homicide cold cases.

"Many of the problems seem to center on a perceived disconnect between employee performance and recognition, perceived favoritism and inequitable treatment of staff," the auditors wrote. "Many described a climate of favoritism in which some employees are given privileges (e.g., take-home cars), are not disciplined and get better assignments."