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Mayville police report shows steady call volume, rising emergency detentions and tech shortfalls
Summary
Police Chief told the Public Safety Committee the department handled 5,254 calls for service in 2024, described longer emergency-detention incidents this January that generated overtime, and urged council attention to telephone and internet problems that are impeding evidence uploads.
Police Chief reported to the Mayville Public Safety Committee that the department responded to 5,254 calls for service in 2024 and that overall call volume is “pretty average” compared with recent years.
The chief said mental-health related emergency detentions have increased in early 2025. “Those couple of calls that we've had this year have accounted for 26 hours of overtime just in 1 just to date,” the chief said, describing instances that tied up officers for extended periods while awaiting hospital medical clearance or human services placement.
The chief told committee members the county…
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