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Changes: Part II

 

Per the Chief, the department will keep the 4-10's, except for command staff.

He want to change the shifts from three to five. The department is looking at 5 AM, 9AM, 2 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM as start times. He said nothing will change until at least the Fall.

 

 

Sub-Coding Calls

 

The department is attempting to capture call numbers and officer hours spent on mental health incidents by having officers sub-code calls.

 

 

 

Changes

 

Per the Chief, for the first time in the department's history, we have a facility designed for training. The city bought the department a ten acre site with a 60,000 square foot building. All future In-Service and training will take place at the site. Training will move out of old North and into the new building. Traffic will move to the old North Precinct and South will open in September or October as a limited Precinct. 

 

 

 

Use of Force

 

Per the City Attorney's Office, takedown and pointing firearms are the department's largest uses of force. He said less than one percent of police calls results in the use of force and less than three percent of arrests results in a use of force.

 

 

The Budget

 

Per the Chief, at Training, the city has a $14 million budget shortfall. 

The department will lose 12 non-sworn positions, but no officers. Before the upcoming retirement season, the department is 30 officers short. We'll start hiring soon. 

 

627.7

 

My prowler's back in the shop.

Tonight, I drove an '11

with 627 miles on it.

 

 

East

Per an old dawg at East Nights, they still don't have the new uniforms.

Deputy Dog

 

Deputy Dog has a new job.

He's been hired as an officer

in a small town in the center

of the state.

 

Congrats.

 

 

A Break in the Routine

 

I upset my daughter.

 

She was found at school, crying in the bathroom.

I should be asleep, when she wakes up.

 

I wasn't.

I was at work on a late call.

 

When she left for school, I still wasn't home.

I didn't leave work until ten.

 

It was an eighteen hour day.

I was cooked at the end.

 

One of the clerical assistants convinced

a sergeant to drive me home.

 

He gave me F2, so I could sleep

before my next shift started.

 

I hugged my daughter

when she came home.

 

She forgave me,

this time.

 

 

Change

 

The nights are warmer.

I've stopped wearing

thermal tops until Fall.