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To balance out the shift, officers were bumped to cover the deepest deficits on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesdays.
Afternoons is down to 26 total officers. Minimums for a single shift used to be 25 officers.
Red are calls, priority calls.
Green are cold calls.
Every precinct is short.
Every Shift is short.
Cold calls collect
and hold and mold.
There are only red calls.
There aren't officers
to take the green ones.
The Chief knows.
He says make
the ones you take
count and do them well.
Last night, we were only at -5.
Today, we are -6, I was going to burn more time,
but I feel guilty bringing the shift to -7
My last working day is December 28th.
For Afternoons:
Central was -11
East was -9
North was -14
There were 21 officers working citywide after 3 PM on Halloween.
Fentanyl is selling for 25 cents...
Days was at -6.Afternoons was at -6. Nights is at -5.
You can't keep running skeleton crews and expect anything but the thinnest layer of priority policing.
As the cold rains of Fall arrive, I have switched to long sleeve uniform shirts for the last time.
Yesterday, I went to my retirement seminar. Tuesday, I have an appointment with my pension board. I am burning sick time. December 29th is my last day.
Now, I need to find another job....