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Police chief outlines staffing shortfalls, training initiatives and workload pressures
Summary
Police Chief Corey presented the department's annual report detailing attrition, a training pipeline with officers in academy and field training, elevated calls for service, detective workload concerns, mental‑health call volumes and plans for cyber‑fraud outreach, active‑attack preparedness and wellness initiatives.
Police Chief Corey delivered the department's 2025 annual report, focusing on staffing, response times, case workloads and new initiatives to improve public safety and officer wellness.
Corey said the department experienced notable attrition last year (retirements, resignations and terminations) but also made hires; as of the January snapshot the department had three current openings and a large training pipeline with officers in field training and the academy. He cautioned the training pipeline depresses operational efficiency: while the department is only down one funded line, many officers are not yet available for patrol because they remain in training.
On response times, the chief…
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