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Black Mountain police chief outlines building needs, staffing shortfalls and falling crime in annual report
Summary
Police Chief delivered the departmentannual report, warning of structural problems at the station, describing staffing gaps and recruitment pressures, and presenting multi-year crime reductions drawn from State Bureau of Investigation data.
The Black Mountain Police Chief told the Town Council the department faces pressing operational strains even as several crime measures have declined. The chief said engineers found two walls at the police station that are "bowing out," creating an urgent facility need as the department balances repairs, vehicle replacement and day-to-day operations.
"We've seen some things that are pretty horrific," the chief said while summarizing engineers' findings, and warned that the building's condition and limited space complicate staffing and equipment storage.
On staffing, the chief said the department is effectively five positions short—three vacancies plus two officers on…
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