100 MORE COPS NEEDED IN GLENDALE, POLICE CHIEF SAYS.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - Police Chief Randy The name Randy generally derives from the names Randall or Randolph (meaning wolf with a shield). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the US and Canada. Men known as Randy
Adding 100 officers could cost Glendale as much as $17.7 million per year, but would be money well-spent because the city is experiencing a spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. in gang and organized crime and has the county's third-largest jail occupancy, he said. ``I understand we face a budget deficit we need to balance, but I would be remiss re·miss adj. 1. Lax in attending to duty; negligent. 2. Exhibiting carelessness or slackness. See Synonyms at negligent. if I didn't submit this report,'' Adams said. ``Because of staffing deficiencies, we're becoming reactive reactive /re·ac·tive/ (re-ak´tiv) characterized by reaction; readily responsive to a stimulus. re·ac·tive adj. 1. Tending to be responsive or to react to a stimulus. 2. rather than proactive in responding to law enforcement needs in the city.'' Adams made his recommendation during a budget session with City Council members Tuesday on law enforcement spending - part of the city's process to draft a 2004-05 budget. Glendale - with a population of about 200,000 - falls well short of the national average of 2.3 officers per 1,000 population. With its 244 officers, Glendale has 1.2 officers per 1,000 - a number that has remained nearly the same for more than two decades, officials said. Neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. Burbank has 1.6 officers per 1,000 population; Pasadena has 1.75. ``I'm glad we're getting a reality check today,'' said Mayor Frank Quintero. ``It (Glendale) is not as safe as it used to be - period.'' Councilman Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a former member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island said the matter is an urgent one and that he'd like to see the goal of adding 100 officers achieved. ``I think we have to set goals, and my goal is to add 100 officers in the next six years, if not sooner. I know we have to work within our budget means, but I think 100 is doable and as a council it's our responsibility to provide that safety to the community,'' Manoukian said. Rather than a blanket increase in personnel, Councilman Bob Yousefian said, it would be more efficient to set more ``reasonable'' goals and focus on those police units experiencing the most difficulties. ``To me, we need to increase in certain areas - gang, narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. and organized crime. We need to strengthen these weaknesses, then we'll get to the lofty goals,'' Yousefian said. City staffers will prepare strategies and funding mechanisms to pay for additional personnel and return to the council within 60 days. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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