Georgetown police report rising calls, staffing gains and expanded crisis‑intervention work

Georgetown Police Chief Corey presented a wide‑ranging departmental update at the council workshop, covering staffing, calls for service, homelessness response, crisis intervention (CIT), regional SWAT activity and planned ordinance changes.

Chief Corey said hiring exceeded attrition for the third consecutive year: in 2024 the department hired nine people (three certified, six non‑certified) and had a small number of separations (one retirement, three probationary terminations, two resignations). As of the briefing he reported two current open positions and four pending retirements before June; four recruits were in field training and four had just started academy training in Temple.

Corey described the department’s recruitment pipeline as large but highly winnowed: of 259 applications in one recent cycle, only 58 candidates submitted a personal‑history statement and 23 ultimately remained in the pool after testing, backgrounds and boards. He said the department emphasizes…