Pittsburgh police officers will only respond to ‘in progress’ emergency calls amid staffing shortage
The Pittsburgh Police Department will no longer send officers to respond. Some 911 calls, WPXI-TV It was reported on Friday. The news organization said Pittsburgh police officers will not respond to calls regarding criminal mischief, theft, harassment and burglary alerts. Instead, these calls and other similar emergencies are handled by our telephone reporting department or […]
Austin police staffing crisis continues to stretch department thin, leaving some calls on hold for hours
Austin, Texas, police may soon make sweeping changes to how they police the nation's capital, as staffing shortages continue and calls are sometimes left on hold for hours. There is. fox 7 Police Association President Michael Bullock said police departments are cutting the number of officers available to respond to 911 calls by almost half […]