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Police say traffic safety unit remains active despite staffing cuts; committee asks for ongoing updates
Summary
Milwaukee Police Department briefed the Public Safety & Health Committee on staffing and performance of the Traffic Safety Unit; officials said the unit continues to handle a large share of speeding citations but has dropped from about 20 officers at its peak to nine and that districts still enforce traffic laws.
The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) told the Public Safety & Health Committee that the Traffic Safety Unit (TSU) remains an active enforcement resource but has fewer officers than at its peak and that districts continue to make traffic enforcement stops.
Chief of Staff Heather Hoff and Inspector David Feldmeier briefed the committee. Hoff said the TSU issued the…
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