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Albany police outline staffing, training and outreach; department reports recent crime and dispatch metrics
Summary
At the April 10 public safety committee meeting, Albany's police chief briefed members on recruitment, retention, department structure, community programs and quarterly metrics. The chief said the department is funded for 26 sworn officers and is down two positions.
The Albany Police Chief briefed the Standing Committee for Public Safety on April 10, describing department organization, staffing challenges, community programs and recent activity statistics.
The chief said the department is funded for 26 sworn officers and is currently short two sworn positions. The department is organized into operations and support divisions, runs four patrol teams on 12-hour shifts, and maintains a dispatch center that also dispatches for Kensington. The chief described a hiring process that emphasizes cultural fit and uses…
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