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Duncanville police report six vacancies, heavy detective caseloads in biannual update
Summary
Assistant Chief Ron Wilcox told council the department had six vacancies for January–June, several recruits in training, and six detectives sharing roughly 461 assigned cases; council asked for year‑to‑date comparisons and regional trend context.
Assistant Chief Ron Wilcox presented the police department’s biannual report, summarizing personnel changes, recruitment and training status, organizational goals, and recent operational statistics.
Wilcox said the department had six vacancies in the January‑to‑June reporting period, several recruits in training and one in field training, and an upcoming civil service test on Aug. 1. He displayed an organizational roadmap that includes additional lieutenants and sergeants to rebalance supervision and relieve high caseloads. "We currently, we have 6 vacancies," Wilcox said as he moved through staffing slides. The report also showed 461 cases assigned in the period to six detectives and highlighted crime trends including increases in some person‑based offenses and concentrated vehicle‑related thefts along a corridor the department maps for enforcement. Councilmembers asked for year‑to‑date comparisons and neighboring‑city trend data to contextualize local statistics; Wilcox agreed to provide follow‑up material.
