Amid the ongoing surge in gun violence through the pandemic, the department has been hampered by staff shortages, driven by record resignations, early retirements, and even officers exploiting a disability program, among other factors.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, the union that represents the city’s roughly 6,500-member department, assured officers that preexisting vacation time and other days off will be honored, meaning no officer will be forced to come to work if they already took off.
“The Department has said this will [patrol extension] will not occur every weekend,” the union said in a statement.
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