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Jupiter Police chief reports near-full staffing, faster emergency response times and rising online fraud investigations
Summary
Chief Michael Barbera told the council the police department is about 95% staffed after swearing in six new officers, reported improved priority-call response times and said financial/fraud investigations are the department's growing workload.
Jupiter Police Chief Michael Barbera told council on Aug. 7 that the department had sworn in six new officers earlier that week and that, with two additional hires in process, "we are 95% fully staffed." He highlighted improved emergency response times and a rise in complex financial crimes.
Chief Barbera said priority (P1) response time from dispatch to officer arrival fell from an average of 5 minutes, 12 seconds (Jan'June 2024) to 4 minutes, 33 seconds year-to-date 2025. He noted the…
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