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Rochester police report: 3,300 service calls, staffing and training updates, drug take-back yields 100 pounds
Summary
Police presented monthly patrol and administrative updates including call volume, traffic enforcement figures, drug take-back results, expanded park enforcement, school security assessments, training completions and recruiting status; commissioners asked clarifying questions about DWI and administrative statistics.
Police leadership told the Rochester Police Commission that the department logged about 3,300 service calls in the past month and roughly 700 traffic-enforcement actions for the month, with about 2,700 traffic stops year-to-date.
Department presenters said the drug take-back event on April 26 yielded five boxes, totaling about 100 pounds of collected material; presenters noted that is lower than usual (they said typical collection ranges from six to nine boxes and 50–70 pounds) and attributed the shortfall to rainy weather on the collection day. The presenters also clarified that a year-over-year drop in "DWI" numbers reflects DWI service calls, not necessarily arrests — meaning a call came in for a possible impaired driver and officers…
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