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Westchester police ask council to approve two hires to bring force to full strength
Summary
Police Chief Josh Lee asked council to place the conditional hire of two police officer candidates on the consent agenda so the department can meet academy deadlines and return to full staffing after roughly a year with two vacancies.
Westchester Police Chief Josh Lee told the borough council June 17 that he needs council’s approval to hire two police officer candidates so the department can return to full staffing.
Chief Lee said the borough authorized hiring to fill two vacancies earlier in the year and the police department completed a multi-stage selection process that screened about 128 applicants down to a final list. Two candidates — Gavin Storlazzi and Christopher DeBaptiste — rose to the top after written, fitness…
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