Posted on 03/12/2024 7:20:57 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Police is responding to staffing shortages by foregoing any officer presence in dispatch offices 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. daily.
The Daily Mail reported that the cut was announced last month by Pittsburgh police chief Larry Scirotto, who noted, “Data said that from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m that we had 8% of our call volume, yet we had 33% of our personnel working during those periods of time.”
Scirotto’s decision comes as the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has dwindled to just 740 officers.
In late February, Breitbart News pointed out Scirotto also made clear officers would not be responding to 911 calls that are not reporting in-progress emergencies, regardless of the time of day the calls came in.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The cop haters, left and right will be jumping for joy.
Ironic considering George Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead was filmed there.
Life imitates art...
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