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State Police report rising calls, increased enforcement activity and staffing shortfalls
Summary
Division of State Police briefed the Transportation Committee on a rise in calls for service, increases in motor vehicle stops and DWI arrests, and a 17% vacancy rate among trooper positions, while outlining enforcement units and consumer-protection functions.
Captain Matt Amatucci of the Division of State Police gave the Transportation Committee an overview of the division’s structure, workload and enforcement activities, and described staffing pressures that complicate response and enforcement.
Amatucci said the division, when fully staffed, is composed of 362 sworn troopers, about 40 other state law-enforcement officers (including Marine Patrol and facility police) and roughly 300 civilian support staff. He described three bureaus — operations, investigative services and justice information — and said…
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