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Torrington police report seven-officer shortfall; patrols increased at new shelter
Summary
Police Chief reported the department is down seven officers, with recruits in training and two conditional offers outstanding; he said patrols have increased at a homeless shelter that opened Dec. 1 at Trinity Church and that the department received a $300 donation for its explorer program.
The Torrington Board of Public Safety heard Monday that the police department is operating with seven vacancies and is working to fill them while maintaining patrol coverage.
"We're currently down 7 officers," Chief Baldwin told commissioners, adding the department expects one recruit to graduate the academy on Dec. 17 and another to begin at the Waterbury Academy the next day. He…
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