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Waukesha police outline recruitment gains, crisis response unit and ongoing overtime pressures
Summary
Assistant chiefs told the finance committee the department has largely recovered staffing shortages through targeted recruitment and laterals, highlighted benefits of the Crisis Response Unit (CRU), and said overtime remains elevated because of vacancies and unavoidable duty events.
Assistant Chiefs Tom Wagner and Ty Hoffman presented the police department’s 2026 goals to the Finance Committee on Oct. 14 and emphasized staffing, crisis response and traffic-safety priorities. Wagner said the department moved from a staffing shortfall as large as 13 vacant patrol positions earlier in the year to being two officers short and expects two named candidates in the recruit academy January 1, when those recruits will restore full authorized staffing.
Wagner described recruitment as more flexible and proactive than in prior years, citing targeted outreach, lateral transfers and an improved department…
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