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Police report: staffing steady, ALERT and SMART-team participation, outreach housing results
Summary
The police chief reviewed year-end staffing and operations data, described department participation in the ALERT civil-disturbance team and the county SMART investigative team, noted increased proactive policing and license-plate-reader integration, and highlighted outreach work that secured housing for 34 people.
Chief Jonathan presented the police department quarterly report, describing staffing, incident volumes, specialized-team participation and outreach results.
He said the department was fully staffed at year-end and had added a budgeted position for 2024. Chief Jonathan highlighted participation in the ALERT allied law enforcement response team, describing it as a civil-disturbance unit for rare, high-liability incidents and explaining the value of having Arlington officers trained…
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