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Police unions and staff warn of experience gap as Tracy hires trainees to fill vacancies
Summary
Police association and department representatives told the council that while trainee hiring and academy sponsorship continue, the department is losing experienced officers to other agencies, lowering overall years of experience and increasing training and supervision burdens.
Representatives of the Tracy Police Officers Association and the Police Managers Association told the council during a required report on vacancies that the city is filling patrol vacancies with academy trainees but losing laterals and seasoned officers to other agencies, producing an experience shortfall that raises operational and liability risks.
What speakers said: Sergeant Josh Pettit (TPOA vice president) presented charts showing the department's age and experience distribution and reported that many patrol officers have less than three years of field experience; he said 50% of assigned…
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