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Cross Plains officials cite jump in calls for service, outline training and EMS-review plans
Summary
Village officials reported a sharp increase in police calls since 2019, described new officer training and multi-agency exercises, and said regional EMS governance and a costly village-hall project are under review.
Village of Cross Plains public-safety leaders told the village board on May 20 that calls for service have risen sharply since 2019 and outlined plans for training, mutual-aid exercises and a review of EMS governance.
The police department reported that calls for service rose from about 1,600 in February 2019 to 4,200 last year, and described staffing and training steps intended to respond to that increase. "Zach has finished the academy, and he started field training yesterday," a police department representative said. "That'll go on for several weeks and for several months, where we will train him how to police in Cross Plains."
The report placed staffing and response demands at the center of public-safety planning. The police representative said the department is fully staffed now but that any new position the village adds would be a police officer. The representative also said the department is handling several ongoing violent cases and sees a…
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