Amen on that last statement! Pardon my play on words but I do think many cops are “gun-shy” considering staying in law enforcement. Rightfully so, since we have seen their brothers-in-arms commit murder or beatings without just cause.
Thanks, Craig! That piece from KRON featured our own Heidi Calvert Taylor. She happens to be an attorney. Grateful to the news team on their reporting all of this.
Glover got pressured by Brianne who got pressured by us citizens for only choosing one person from the Mtn View area. Thankfully, that person was Cheryl Grover who is a strong activist but now there is another person representing the area. I do not know anything about him/her/them.
A big WOW about the vacancies in the PD! That’s pretty scary. Do you know if the county sheriffs would step in if things became really awry in Mtz?
Thanks, Marlene. Chief White said Wednesday that PD would likely need to call in help from outside agencies in the event of a major incident, but he didn't specify whether it would be county sheriff. Not sure whether sheriff's office is facing its own staffing shortages, as it seems to be a broader challenge right now in law enforcement. Fortunately, we don't have a high level of violent or serious crime in Martinez, but it is an issue of concern nevertheless. Prolonged staffing shortages like this can lead to burnout by overworked departments, which causes even more departures and/or bad outcomes in policing. Hopefully, the situation stabilizes soon and the city can also find additional resources to address systemic problems like the unhoused, which police are not well-equipped to handle in any case.
Amen on that last statement! Pardon my play on words but I do think many cops are “gun-shy” considering staying in law enforcement. Rightfully so, since we have seen their brothers-in-arms commit murder or beatings without just cause.
Thanks, Craig! That piece from KRON featured our own Heidi Calvert Taylor. She happens to be an attorney. Grateful to the news team on their reporting all of this.
Glover got pressured by Brianne who got pressured by us citizens for only choosing one person from the Mtn View area. Thankfully, that person was Cheryl Grover who is a strong activist but now there is another person representing the area. I do not know anything about him/her/them.
A big WOW about the vacancies in the PD! That’s pretty scary. Do you know if the county sheriffs would step in if things became really awry in Mtz?
Thanks, Marlene. Chief White said Wednesday that PD would likely need to call in help from outside agencies in the event of a major incident, but he didn't specify whether it would be county sheriff. Not sure whether sheriff's office is facing its own staffing shortages, as it seems to be a broader challenge right now in law enforcement. Fortunately, we don't have a high level of violent or serious crime in Martinez, but it is an issue of concern nevertheless. Prolonged staffing shortages like this can lead to burnout by overworked departments, which causes even more departures and/or bad outcomes in policing. Hopefully, the situation stabilizes soon and the city can also find additional resources to address systemic problems like the unhoused, which police are not well-equipped to handle in any case.