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Council to pause reserve Wednesday-night patrols for winter, will reassess in February
Summary
Swisher council discussed additional Wednesday-night reserve patrols and agreed to pause reserve-specific patrols for December and January, while allowing random and on-call patrols and planning to reevaluate on Feb. 10, 2025.
The council discussed reserve/off-duty law-enforcement presence on Wednesday nights, reviewing citations, arrests and overall effectiveness since April 2024.
The chair summarized the background, noting that reserves "still see the issues" in town and cited citations and arrests recorded during the year. Council members debated temporarily removing reserve-specific patrols for December and January and then reevaluating at the Feb. 10, 2025 meeting. One councilor said, "we're at the point the kids know cops are in town," arguing a temporary pause could be tested; others supported trying an implementation now given seasonal conditions.
Council agreed there would still be random patrols and the ability to call reserves back if problems increase; the matter will be revisited Feb. 10, 2025.
