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Hemet police report: staffing up since Measure U, organized retail-theft arrests and new mail-theft partnership
Summary
Police Chief Mariano told the council the department has increased sworn staffing since Measure U and presented multi-year crime trends showing recent declines. He highlighted an organized retail-theft unit and a new partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service that led to 14 arrests for mail theft since Aug. 7, 2025.
Police Chief Mariano delivered a detailed public-safety briefing on Oct. 28, describing staffing increases since Measure U, multi-year crime trends, and several operational initiatives aimed at theft and quality-of-life problems.
Chief Mariano said police staffing has risen about 45.8% since Measure U (fiscal year 2016–17 baseline) and that the department has its highest authorized officer level in more than 15 years. He presented crime data showing declines in violent and property crimes since 2016 with an uptick after 2020 that is now reversing. “We're at a staffing level we haven't…
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