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Mount Vernon committee hears proposal to add second drug detective to police department
Summary
City police officials told the Employee and Community Relations Committee that a second dedicated drug detective would increase drug‑investigation coverage, support recovery referrals and is already budgeted for in this year’s salary lines.
Detective Sergeant Justin Willis of the Mount Vernon Police Department told the Employee and Community Relations Committee that the department is asking the council to allow a second dedicated drug detective to expand drug‑focused investigations and outreach.
Willis said the department has moved a detective into a drugs role since last fall and that a two‑person drug unit would provide at least 40 additional hours of coverage per week, let patrol officers know “what they’re looking for,” and make it easier to follow up on intelligence and nighttime activity. “Drugs don’t always move, you know, Monday through Friday, 8 to 4,”…
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