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Grosse Ile police brief commission on Island Fest operations, staffing shortages, forfeiture funding and school resource officer grant limits
Summary
At the June 11 meeting, Grosse Ile police described a largely successful Island Fest response, detailed monthly statistics and explained limits and timing of drug‑forfeiture funds and federal grant terms for school resource officers.
At its June 11 meeting, the Grosse Ile Police Department reported on event operations, staffing levels, records retention work and continuing deliberations over the department’s use of drug‑forfeiture funds and possible grants to pay for school resource officers.
Chief Doug Carmack and staff told the commission that Island Fest on May 31–June 1 drew a strong turnout, that traffic flow and crowd control largely went well and that reserves and full‑time officers contributed long shifts to staff the event. Carmack singled out Sergeant Vasquez for coordinating the parade and event operations and thanked reserve officers who logged 194 hours of service in May.
Carmack also reviewed staffing: the department is…
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