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Middletown police report rise in Part I crimes and staffing gaps; commission accepts personnel probe and moves to executive session
Summary
At a Thursday meeting, Middletown’s police chief reported higher Part I crime counts and ongoing investigations, outlined recruitment and training efforts to fill vacancies, and said the commission accepted and closed an internal personnel complaint before moving into executive session.
Middletown — At a Thursday meeting, Police Chief reported a month-over-month increase in Part I crimes and detailed staffing shortages, training and recruitment efforts, and several active investigations, while the Board of Commissioners voted to accept an internal personnel investigation and then entered executive session to discuss personnel matters.
The chief told the commission, “We handled 2,885 calls for service” in July and said the department recorded 46 Part I crimes that month, up from 31 the previous month. “In July, we handled 46 part 1 crimes, which equates to about a 46% increase,” the chief said. He said 12 of those were violent crimes and 34 were property crimes.
Why it matters: the figures accompany ongoing operational pressures the department said it is addressing through recruitments, an upcoming police academy class and internal staffing changes. Commissioners approved acceptance of a personnel complaint investigation the chief presented and then moved into a closed executive session on personnel.
The chief reported other July figures, including…
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