Vallejo residents told police at a town hall meeting Tuesday night, that the police staffing shortage is causing major safety concerns.
"I had two neighbors who had home invasions and were on the phone with 9-1-1 and were told no one was coming. One was a 14-year-old boy, was locked in his bathroom," said Kris Sosso, a Vallejo resident.Vallejo Police Chief Jason Ta told residents the department's patrol division only has 30 officers for the entire city."We just don't have the ability to respond to everything. So we are having to figure out how to respond a little more smartly," said Chief Ta.Sgt.
"We are not suggesting we don't go to flat alarms at all. We're suggesting these false alarm rates which are taking up 115 officer hours a month that could be used in other ways to properly benefit the community," said Chief Ta. "We would urge the department to work with California alarm association we work with a number of other jurisdictions," said Shane Clary, who is a member of the California Alarm Association.
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