Chief: Monroe cancels two events due to police staffing issues

Monroe has moved their police department to a renovated former grocery store just up the street from the former police station. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Monroe has moved their police department to a renovated former grocery store just up the street from the former police station. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
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By Rick McCrabb – Contributing Writer
June 22, 2021
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Monroe has canceled two events this summer due to minimum police staffing, according to city officials.

Monroe police Chief Bob Buchanan told City Manager Bill Brock that after receiving a letter of resignation from an officer recently, the department was down four officers. This, coupled with three officers being off on injury leave, places the department at minimum staffing for the majority of the shifts, Buchanan said.

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He said the department will fill some of the gaps with its School Resource Officers and Community Service Officer for the foreseeable future. Because of those assignments, the department will not be able to hold the Monroe Night Out or the Touch A Truck scheduled for this summer.

He said the department is hopeful it can hire these positions, but it may also have to cancel or postpone the Food Truck Fair that was being planned for the middle of September.

Monroe has moved their police department to a renovated former grocery store just up the street from the former police station. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

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