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Municipal prosecutor reports staffing gains and sharp drop in dismissal backlog
Summary
Municipal prosecutors said staffing and process changes have reduced speedy‑trial dismissals from an estimated 500 in 2024 to 55 so far in 2025; the office expects a final vendor selection for an APD policy review within weeks and a six‑month timeline for the vendor’s report.
Dennis Wheeler, the principal municipal prosecutor, told the Executive Council that the prosecutor’s office was “woefully understaffed” when he arrived in October but has since increased hiring, repaired internal processes and added case‑tracking reports that have substantially reduced case dismissals for failure to prosecute.
Wheeler said an estimated nearly 500 dismissals in 2024 were driven in part by understaffing, broken…
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