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Cheektowaga Police detail manpower shortage, heavy reliance on grants and overtime
Summary
Police chief told the board the department is short roughly 10 officers, relies on multiple grants and reimbursed special-detail overtime, and faces persistent hiring challenges for dispatchers and detention staff.
The town's police chief told the board that the department is operating at reduced strength and is relying on a mix of grants, reimbursed special details and overtime to maintain coverage. Chief (transcript: "Brian *****") said the department has heavy arrest activity and is one of the county's busiest agencies by arrests and calls for service, but is roughly 10 officers short in headcount.
He outlined the department's grant income streams, including COPS hiring grants, tactical/Homeland Security grants, a companion-animal grant for the kennel, motor-vehicle and traffic-safety grants, and revenue from the use of the department's outdoor training range by outside…
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