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Police union says department is understaffed and morale low; union president asks council for resources
Summary
Leaders of the Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association told the council the department lost about 25% of patrol personnel in five years and said morale, promotions and overtime policies have harmed operations; council acknowledged the concerns and cited steps to re-open hiring.
Brian Snear, president of the Dearborn Heights Police Officers Association, told the council during public comment that the police department is "severely understaffed, under supported, and too often undervalued," and asked the new administration and council for immediate action.
Snear said the department had 51 patrol officers and 29 supervisors fewer than five years ago and now has 39 patrol officers and 21 supervisors, a decline he described as…
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