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Newton Police outline staffing shortfall, training timeline and enforcement limits; officials discuss code complaints app
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Pauline Beetz, Police Chief, reviewed staffing, training and enforcement priorities for the Newton Police Department and urged commissioners to weigh public‑safety staffing needs alongside rapid city growth.
Pauline Beetz, Police Chief, reviewed staffing, training and enforcement priorities for the Newton Police Department and urged commissioners to weigh public‑safety staffing needs alongside rapid city growth.
"We are very busy," Chief Beetz said, noting the department averages about 24,000 calls for service annually and that minimum staffing is four officers per shift. She described a three‑tier staffing framework the department uses: minimum (4 per shift), effective (5–6 per shift) and "premier" (7 per shift with two supervisors)…
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