Police chief: minimal staffing creates gaps in patrol coverage
At the September 1 meeting the police chief told the ASEAN Board that the department is 'minimally staffed,' at times producing 2–3 hour coverage gaps and leaving single-officer responses; he said officer safety and retention guide scheduling decisions.
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The police chief told the ASEAN Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners on Sept. 1 that the department is “minimally staffed,” a condition that sometimes produces coverage gaps and single-officer responses. The chief said the current September schedule covers "just about everywhere" but noted specific days when officers are off and shifts go uncovered, producing a roughly "2 to three hour" gap at times.
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