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Plattsburgh public safety report flags recovered needles, overtime increases and recruiting needs
Summary
City police and staff discussed increases in parking enforcement, recovered needles near the Broad Street Bridge, high overtime tied to activations and training, and plans to recruit five officers for an April academy.
Councilors and staff reviewed the monthly public safety report and raised concerns about recovered needles, parking enforcement and overtime in the police department.
Lieutenant Tremblay and other staff explained that recovered needles have been reported around the Broad Street Bridge, primarily underneath the structure; a receptacle has been placed and emptied frequently, but staff said low-visibility locations continue to draw discarded syringes. “We put the receptacle there because there is an…
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