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Tumwater Police report: staffing, technology and training priorities as chief retires
Summary
Acting Chief Jay Mason presented the Tumwater Police Department’s 2024 accomplishments and 2025 priorities, reporting current staffing, calls for service, technology initiatives (records system and planned body‑worn cameras) and noting license‑plate reader discussion will require separate policy review.
Acting Chief Jay Mason presented the Tumwater Police Department’s 2024 annual report at the council work session on April 22, summarizing staffing, calls for service, training and technology initiatives and outlining near‑term priorities while Chief Wicks is on leave.
Mason said the department’s full authorized staff level for 2025–26 is 48 full‑time equivalents (FTEs) and the department was staffed at about 43 FTEs at the time of the presentation. He described the department organization (command staff, patrol squads, investigations, training/technology and administration) and said patrol is the primary 24/7 operational unit. Key 2024 figures Mason cited included roughly 19,000 calls for service (about 53 calls per day), 878 arrests or referrals and 1,567 public records requests handled.
Mason listed accomplishments in 2024: completion of a strategic growth plan with community focus‑group input; near‑full staffing for a period in early 2025;…
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