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Off

 

My wife's sick. 

I took the night off

to take care of her.

 

 

 

Crunching

The brass is crunching numbers to get the shift

reconfiguration done by vacation sign-ups next month. 

 

 

 

Numbers: Man Power

 

Despite having over 900 officers, our department

has 370 patrol officers for the three precincts. 

 

 

Pilot Program

 

West has been selected by the department to have a pilot

program placing video cameras in ten of our  patrol cars. 

 

 

From Three Shifts to Five

 

To make up for for the lack of man power,

it's rumored we'll be going from three shifts to five:

5 AM to 3 PM,

9 AM to 7 PM,

2 PM to 12 AM,

6 PM to 4 AM,

and 8 PM to 6 AM.

 

 

Echoes

 

 

"Obviously, you haven't seen enough dead bodies,

or your wouldn't drive the way you do."

 

-Said by an old crusty dog

to a motorist when I covered her

on a traffic stop as a pup.

 

The officer has long since retired.

 

 

 

Two Sisters

 

He was swaying back and forth, straddling a railing of a bridge with a forty foot drop. Two sisters drove by, saw him and circled back. They talked him down and waited with him until Grumpy and I could snatch him up.

 

I counted. A car passed by every ten seconds. The sisters were the only ones who cared to stop and save a life.

 

 

New Fines

 

The State Legislature has issued a new fines schedule for traffic tickets.

 

 Class A fines are now $435, Class B $260, Class C $160, and Class D $110. 

 

 

Murder Rate

 

 

The city had 24 homicides in 2011.

That's five less than 2010.

 

 

More Cuts

 

It's budget time.

The city is cutting the department's budget again.

Per the Chief, the department will keep fifty officer positions vacant.

The good news is, despite cuts, the we'll keep the 4-10.

The department had been looking into 5-8s.