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Chief reports mental-health transport, active investigation and cruiser-equipment delays
Summary
Chief Dwight Dyer told council of several recent calls including two lengthy investigations, an incident involving a person in mental-health distress transported to hospital, an ongoing active investigation, and delays installing cruiser equipment due to parts availability; council asked for monthly statistics with clarified hours.
Chief Dwight Dyer reported several calls for service in recent weeks and said two investigations required extensive documentation and body-camera review.
Dyer described a recent incident involving an individual experiencing mental-health distress that was initially reported as a possible weapons situation; the individual was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for evaluation. He said an active investigation related to other incidents is ongoing and that no further details were available at the time of the meeting.
Dyer also told council that cruiser-equipment installation has been delayed because of parts availability and that follow-up with the vendor is ongoing. Council requested that monthly police statistics be provided and asked that reported hours be clarified in coordination with the Fiscal Officer to ensure accuracy in the UAN reporting system; clarification of hours was deferred to a future meeting.
No vote or formal action was recorded on the investigative matters during the meeting.
