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Police chief reports 30% rise in calls, cites crash 22triangle22 and outlines staffing changes
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Police Chief Anderson told commissioners the department recorded 5,344 calls for service through April 1 — roughly a 30% increase from the same period in 2025 — highlighted a recurring crash cluster at Michigan/Hamilton/Washtenaw, and said recruitment efforts should reduce vacancies next month.
Police Chief Anderson told the commission that the YPEC police department has seen a marked jump in demand for service this year, reporting 5,344 calls for service from Jan. 1 to April 1 compared with 4,085 in the same period last year. "So that number is about a 30% increase," Anderson said, and added he expects calls to keep rising as weather warms.
Anderson singled out a local crash hotspot he described as a small triangular area around Michigan, Hamilton and Washtenaw avenues. "Last month we've had over 60 crashes. At least 20 of them are in from that ... triangle," he said, calling the cluster "pretty important, pretty…
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