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Morristown swears in two officers; public safety director announces traffic and community engagement units
Summary
The council welcomed two newly sworn officers and heard from Public Safety Director Michael Corcoran that the department will expand a community engagement unit and roll out a new traffic safety unit in the coming weeks.
Michael Corcoran, the town's director of public safety, told the council Oct. 28 that two new officers recently completed training and were sworn in at the meeting, strengthening staffing for a newly created traffic safety unit and an expanded community engagement unit.
Corcoran said officers Mayor and Greene (as named in the minutes) completed training and would support both the public-safety outreach and traffic efforts. Chief Donald Richardson also addressed the council to thank staff and noted the department's ongoing work.
Corcoran said the traffic-safety unit will be rolled out "in a couple weeks," and the department is coordinating with other partners on enforcement and walking-downtown patrols funded in part through a partnership (the Morristown Partnership) to deploy downtown walking officers. Council members noted two newly sworn officers would assist enforcement priorities noted during public comment, such as e-bike enforcement and pedestrian-safety concerns.
The swearing-in was part of the evening's ceremonial items; the council later referenced enforcement options during a discussion of e-bike incidents and noted that police have the authority to hold confiscated e-bikes for 24 hours under current local enforcement procedures.
