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Police chief to revise monthly report and redistrict patrol areas; department reports low use-of-force incidents

6439440 · October 16, 2025
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Chief Sean King said the police department will change its monthly reporting in January to separate dispatch calls by geographic patrol areas to better reflect service demand; he also reported 12 use-of-force incidents in the prior year, seven involving non-residents.

Sean King, chief of the Westfield Police Department, told the Board of Public Works the department will change its monthly report format starting in January to better show dispatch calls for service by geographic patrol area and to support upcoming redistricting of patrol boundaries.

"One of the things that we've…

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