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Middletown police outline staffing gaps, recruitment plans and new grants for services and cameras
Summary
Chief reported staffing shortfalls that could reach eight vacancies by summer, scheduled hiring exams, a new records system rollout, and state and legislative grants including STRIVE funding (~$100,000) and $150,000 from Senator Scoofus for camera upgrades.
Middletown's police chief told the Police Commission the department faces multiple staffing changes, upcoming recruitment events and new grant-funded programs and equipment upgrades.
The chief said the department currently has three vacant sworn officer positions and 72 sworn personnel of a budgeted 75; he projected as many as eight vacancies by the summer. He reported one officer is in field training, two are in the police academy and one officer is on long-term illness. Two officers have begun transfer processes to other departments and the chief said transfers could take effect in late March.
The department has scheduled a police officer exam for May 3, 2025; the application deadline for civil…
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