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Police chief asks commission for four officers, K‑9 and more specialty units as city grows
Summary
Chief Starling asked for four patrol officers (net increase of two), cited rising service-area size and proposed specialty units including K‑9, traffic enforcement and restored school resource officers.
Dade City Police Chief Starling asked the commission to add four police officers in the coming budget — described in the presentation as an increase of two from last year’s ask — to keep pace with population and geographic growth and expand proactive policing.
"My vision for the police department includes some more specialty units," Chief Starling said. He outlined a desire for traffic enforcement/crash investigators, a community engagement unit…
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