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Cleveland police report hiring gains; council presses for more traffic enforcement and neighborhood focus
Summary
Police told the committee the department currently has 1,137 sworn officers and 81 recruits in the academy; council members urged using new hires to expand traffic enforcement in neighborhoods and asked for data to guide resource decisions.
Police and city officials updated the committee on recruitment results and traffic-enforcement capacity, and council members urged a stronger, neighborhood-focused enforcement plan.
Chief Todd and senior staff said the division currently lists 1,137 sworn officers and has 81 recruits in the police academy, bringing the total projected sworn count to about 1,218 once recruits graduate. The department reported a successful hiring event in January that produced roughly 136 conditional offers; the new class(s) are slated to begin and graduate in April (chair and staff cited April 25 and April 28 dates for academy activity, and the chief said the class scheduled to start from…
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