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Resident urges Bel Air to recruit more police officers, citing training lag and retirements
3200189 · May 6, 2025
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Summary
A local resident urged the Board to hire additional police officers, saying recruitment and training take about 10 months and that retirements will create vacancies in coming years; commissioners acknowledged the remark and discussed staffing considerations during budget work sessions.
During public comment at the May 5 meeting, resident John Stump urged the Board of Town Commissioners to hire more police officers, saying modern policing requires time for…
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