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Rochester police report improving dispatch staffing, ongoing recruiting and CIP requests for cruisers and weapons

2244871 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

The department reported progress in dispatch training and recruitment, outlined four current officer vacancies, and requested funding in the CIP for cruiser replacement and service weapon replacement.

Department leaders told the Rochester Police Commission on Jan. 22 that dispatch staffing and training have improved, recruitment remains active and the department submitted two capital improvement project requests for Fiscal Year 2026.

Support Services and administrative staff reported that one dispatch trainee was recently released to solo dispatching, another trainee remains in training, and the department currently lists one open dispatch position. On sworn staffing, the department said it will have four open police…

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