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Police outline hiring, training and technology priorities; CIS data reporting promised to council
Summary
Police leadership told council the department aims to reach its authorized strength through ongoing testing and described investments in training, license‑plate readers, gunshot detection and a new downtown station. Staff said community intervention data collection is underway and will be delivered per grant reporting requirements.
The Allentown Police Department described personnel shortfalls, recruitment progress, technology investments and an expanding community intervention effort as part of its 2026 budget presentation.
The police chief (name not stated in the meeting transcript) said the department’s authorized strength is 232 officers and current staffing stands at 215; the chief said several veteran officers intend to retire at year‑end and the department is actively recruiting and testing candidates. “The authorized strength for the Allentown Police Department is 232 officers. Our staffing level is currently at 215 officers,” the chief said (00:25:58).
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