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Nogales police association warns council of deep officer attrition and pay gap
Summary
Jose Pimenta, president of the Nogales Police Officers Association, told the council the department has cycled through 72 officers since 2019, now fields about 38 active officers and seeks fairer starting pay to reduce departures to other agencies.
Jose Pimenta, president of the Nogales Police Officers Association, told the City Council on Feb. 4 that the police department has experienced sustained staff losses that he said threaten public safety. "We've gone through 72 officers" since 2019, Pimenta said, and the department currently has about 38 officers available for patrol, detectives and specialty assignments (not counting two in current field training and three in the academy).
Pimenta said 34 officers — roughly 47% of departures he cited — left for other departments,…
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