Police chief defends pending patrol changes

Don't get outta the boat.

We're good in the south end. Call .223 for emergency.

The Mayor's Office of Management and Budget cut the police budget by $2 million below what it was last year. That's what it would cost to employ 30 police officers. Meanwhile they increased their own budget by $5 million. Fischer and his people don't give a damn about public safety.

That's why they are going to 8's, They can get by with less. The don't care about what it does police officers and their families!

The chief and mayor do not care if the police officers work 6 days in a row and then get 2 off. Because that is what it is 6 and 2 not 5 and 3.Changing shifts will not reduce crime, changing the name of viper and putting them in uniform to have more uniformed officers on the street will not reduce crime and paying someone $70,000 to conduct survey to the get the results you wanted will not reduce crime.

I Know in my Division we were told the same bull, more officers will be on shift but he city (the new magical mystery 9th) is taking officers away. So on detail days we will only have 6-7 working for the whole division (93 miles). And vacation time ......really. What they need to do (FOP)is renegotiation vacation time were we keep ALL of it and don't loose any...because we wont be able to take any. And 6 on and 2 off rotation is the worst.) Just hope your off day roation don't fall during any details you wont have a week end off for 6-7 months