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The city is up 18 traffic related deaths for the year.
0200 - Off Work.
0300 - Bed
0940 - Wake
1040 - Grand Jury
1200 - Back home
1305 - Pick up my wife from work
1355 - Back to bed
1515 - Head back to work
0122- The shift is held over for a shooting.
0150 - Catch a Felony DV.
0436 - Head home.
0555 - Slow down enough to sleep.
Despite the recent promotions, the precinct is 10 sergeants down.
In an attempt to employ more officers, the department has stopped using oral boards during the hiring process.
It was a bad night for local law enforcement.
In the city to the south, an officer was shot.
Two counties to the north, a deputy was shot and killed.
At roll call, the new sergeant said to the shift, "There are eight calls holding.
We shrugged.
The senior sergeant added, “We are used to 16-23.... on average.
The new sergeant said, “Eight calls would stress North officers out. “
Yesterday, the department announced 24 promotions from Sergeants to Commanders to fill in the deficits from recent retirements.
