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Menomonee Falls police chief reports full authorized staffing, lower serious crime but more charges sent to DA
Summary
Police Chief Mark Waters told the Village Board the department reached its full authorized sworn strength in 2025, reported a year-to-date 9% drop in serious (Group A) offenses and a 19% increase in charges referred to the Waukesha County district attorney; he also announced a tentative labor agreement and described new technology and training initiatives.
Police Chief Mark Waters presented the Police Department's 2025 annual (fourth-quarter) report to the Village Board, saying the department reached its full authorized sworn strength at Dec. 31.
"So we reached fully full staff at December 31," Waters said, reporting 65.1 budgeted sworn officers and 56.1 available for duty after accounting for training and military leave. He said four new officers were hired in the fourth quarter, including one lateral transfer, and that several officers were in field training or the academy.
Waters told the board calls for service rose to 32,806 year to date. He said Group A offenses'—the department's more serious crimes such as drug offenses, theft and assaults'were down about 9% year to date and that the fourth quarter saw an approximately…
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