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Parsippany police urge staffing increases as patrol activity and motor-vehicle enforcement rise
Summary
Police leaders told the Township Council the 2025 municipal budget seeks more officers to address retirements, improve retention and expand community policing while patrol activity, summonses and motor-vehicle stops rose sharply in 2024.
Chief Pantina, Deputy Chief Dowd and Captain Carney presented the police department’s 2025 operating request and described a department focused on community policing while rebuilding staffing levels.
The department told council members the proposed budget reflects a municipal tax-rate increase that helps protect services and fund hiring. "The main thing that our budget entails is hiring," Chief Pantina said, adding the force is facing a wave of retirements: "We have, probably 11 that could are eligible to retire this year going on." The chiefs said the budget would add five officers to bring the authorized roster toward 106 sworn officers on the books once recent departures and upcoming retirements are counted.
Council members pressed…
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