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Police chief reports staffing gains, promotions and positive body-camera rollout
Summary
The police chief updated the committee on Jan. 23 about retirements and promotions, grant-funded outreach programs and dispatch grants, and said there have been no complaints since body-worn cameras were implemented.
Police Chief (Speaker 4) told the committee that several staffing moves and retirements have reshaped the department’s roster: Detective Rob Ballard retired after 31 years, Sergeant Saint Pierre is set to retire Feb. 28, Bridal Coates was promoted to sergeant effective March 1, and Detective Tony Webb has been assigned to narcotics duty following a promotion elsewhere. ‘‘Rob's a hometown kid, born and raised in the city and, stayed here in the city to serve it,’’ the chief said in tribute to the retiring…
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