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Charlton police ask for two staff additions, outline strain from Amazon calls and animal control expenses
Summary
At a Finance Committee hearing, the police chief requested funding for an administrative sergeant and an additional full‑time dispatcher, cited one high‑profile false shooting report at the nearby Amazon facility and described recurring animal control and vehicle needs.
Police Chief said the department’s FY26 operating request includes two personnel additions — an administrative sergeant and a full‑time dispatcher — and described recurrent operational strains tied to calls at the nearby Amazon facility and to animal control maintenance costs.
The chief told the Finance Committee that the department currently runs some overnight shifts with a single dispatcher and that adding a second full‑time dispatcher would allow two people on duty on a regular schedule. “The days of operating with one dispatcher are just non‑existent,” the Police Chief said, adding that the department now has seven full‑time dispatchers and two part‑time employees and that the additional hire would move…
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