By Michael Bielawski for KeepVermontSafe.com
The Burlington Police Department continues to struggle to maintain adequate officer counts for the number of incidents they must handle, including a record number of non-fatal drug overdoses.
Staff has left in recent months, including three officers and two other positions. This includes their first Recruitment Coordinator, Anhad Bajwa.
“Over a year and a half—from May 1, 2023, to October 18, 2024—Recruitment Coordinator Bajwa helped with the BPD achieve its best recruiting year ever in 2023. In total, her time with the BPD saw us bringing aboard 16 sworn officers, five Emergency Communications Specialists, five Community Service Officers, and two Community Support Liaisons, among other roles,” the report states.
Despite these gains, the department continues to struggle overall with keeping adequate officer counts per the rising level of crime…. To read more go to KeepVermontSafe.com.