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West Chester police outline 2026 budget needs, detail enforcement of high‑profile dog‑sale incident
Summary
Chief Josh Lee presented the West Chester Police Department’s August 2025 report and previewed the police 2026 budget, describing an uptick in alcohol‑related nuisance calls, a social‑work co‑response program and the department’s enforcement of a high‑profile dog‑sale incident.
Chief Josh Lee presented the West Chester Police Department’s August 2025 monthly report and a preview of the department’s 2026 budget to the borough’s Public Safety & Quality of Life Committee. Lee said the department saw upticks in alcohol‑related nuisance calls and noise complaints in August, largely concentrated in the southeast quadrant, and described a social‑work co‑response program he said is handling more than the eight calls coded as mental‑health calls that month.
“Jamie Weiss, our social worker, is doing a fantastic job,” Lee said, noting that Weiss has followed up on 20 to 30 additional calls per week as a co‑responder. Lee said the social‑work position, added earlier this year, has already helped the…
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