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Police union says department is understaffed, low on morale; council approves new captain position
Summary
The president of the Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association told the council the department is 25% smaller than five years ago and morale is low; council approved adding a captain position and the chief reported the department won a grant to bring on nine officers.
The Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association urged the city council on Oct. 14 to address staffing shortfalls and morale in the police department, saying the force has shrunk and promotional pathways have been limited under the previous administration.
Brian Sneer, introduced in the meeting as president of the Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association, told the council officers are "severely understaffed, under supported, and too often undervalued." Sneer said staffing had fallen from about 51 patrol officers and 29 supervisors roughly five years ago to roughly 39 patrol officers and 21 supervisors…
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