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Middletown police outline beat realignment, staffing and technology upgrades for 2025
Summary
Police Chief Earl Nelson told council the department will add officers and reconfigure patrol beats to boost presence on the city’s east side, install new dispatch software and expand corrections staff duties to keep patrol officers on the street.
Lede: Police Chief Earl Nelson told the Middletown City Council strategic work session that the department will realign patrol beats, add personnel and roll out new communications and records software in 2025 to increase visible patrols and reduce response times.
Nut graf: The presentation laid out specific boundary changes for multiple beats on the city’s east side, a staffing target of 88 authorized positions, expanded corrections responsibilities to free patrol officers for patrol work, and plans to adopt new dispatch and body‑camera redaction software. Chief Nelson framed the changes as efforts to shorten response times and increase traffic enforcement once new officers complete training.
Body: Chief Nelson described a multi-part plan the department expects to implement in stages this year. He said the city will…
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