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Torrington chiefs report staffing, overtime and equipment updates; board accepts monthly reports
Summary
At the Sept. 3 meeting, Torrington police and fire chiefs reported on hiring, overtime, training and apparatus status; the board accepted July reports and EMS activity, and approved Jeffrey Larias as a regular police officer after his probation.
Torrington police and fire leadership briefed the Board of Public Safety on staffing, overtime, training and equipment at the Sept. 3 meeting; the board accepted the July reports and an EMS activity report by voice vote.
Police Chief Bill Baldwin said the department continues recruitment efforts and is trying to “curb that amount of overtime.” He reported the department was at about 74% of its overtime budget to date and described steps to reduce overtime, including limiting some community-event staffing. Baldwin also reported 406 traffic-related incidents in July, of which 243 were speeding offenses; officers made eight DWI arrests and…
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