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Escondido police chief proposes five-division restructure to boost traffic and school safety
Summary
Chief Ken Plunkett told the City Council the department will move from three to five divisions, creating a Community Enhancement Division that combines traffic enforcement, special enforcement teams and SRO supervision, increases night/weekend coverage and adds management positions to improve oversight.
Ken Plunkett, Escondido's police chief, presented a first-phase plan to restructure the police department and said the changes are intended to improve public safety, officer wellness and operational oversight. "The purpose of this presentation is to present the beginning phase of a working plan for the police department aimed at meeting the needs of our community," Plunkett said during the council meeting.
Under the proposal, the department would expand from three divisions into five, adding a Community Enhancement Division that consolidates the COPS team, gang and narcotics enforcement and traffic functions into one command.…
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