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Wappingers Falls trustees provisionally allow longer part-time police shifts amid staffing shortfall
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Village of Wappingers Falls Board of Trustees agreed in principle to allow part-time police officers to work up to 24 hours per week on an interim basis while the village addresses staffing shortages and training, and asked department leadership to provide weekly staffing reports.
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. — At its May 14 meeting the Village of Wappingers Falls Board of Trustees agreed in principle to allow part-time police officers to work up to 24 hours per week on an interim basis while the village addresses staffing shortages and training, and asked department leadership to provide weekly staffing reports.
The trustees’ discussion, which ran more than two hours, centered on officer safety and operational capacity after the village’s police force reported multiple violent incidents and recent staffing gaps. Sergeant Ludwig delivered monthly statistics showing 272 service calls in April and a range of incidents including arrests, traffic stops and…
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