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Scotts Valley police report: full staffing for first time in decades, traffic citations, theft trends and new programs
Summary
Police Chief Steve Walpole reported the department is fully staffed for the first time in about 25 years, described traffic enforcement and citation numbers, noted a drop in burglaries but a rise in retail theft, and outlined community programs including DARE, junior police, a returned K-9 and an explorer post.
Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole told the Senior Life Association that the department reached full staffing for the first time in about 25 years and credited updated wages and active recruitment for the change.
Walpole said the department made roughly 2,500 vehicle stops last year and issued about 1,300 citations. He cautioned that traffic enforcement is not a major revenue source: “Traffic citations are not a revenue generator,”…
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