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Ithaca police outline staffing gains, ask board for four additional positions and program funding
Summary
Ithaca police reported recent promotions and recruits, said two officers will graduate in October, and requested four additional unfunded positions plus continued funding for a community violence interrupter program and in-car cameras; the board and chief agreed to circulate materials and continue the discussion at a future meeting.
Chief (Ithaca Police Department) reported promotions, recruits and ongoing hiring at a meeting of the board. He said the department has promoted sergeants Nicholas Lopez and Robert Dupe, brought back officers Bechtel and Bode, and recognized officers including Amanda Van Hauen and Officer McCarthy. He said two candidates are slated to graduate from the Syracuse Police Academy in October and the department is working to fill six vacant slots.
The chief told the board the department held a candidate test on Sept. 20 with about 70 sign-ups and that historically roughly half of signed candidates fail to complete the physical-agility portions. “We’re very, very busy with backgrounds,” he said.
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