By Lieutenant Travis Martinez
Lieutenant Martinez serves with the Special Operations Bureau of the Redlands, California, Police Department.
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10/9/2015
In January 2011 the city of Redlands, California, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, was experiencing budget cuts. City management had to decrease personnel levels, which led to a reduction in city services. The Redlands Police Department’s (RPD) sworn ranks dropped by 22.4 percent, from 98 officers to 76. Management prohibited overtime unless a violent crime occurred that resulted in death or severe bodily injury.[1]
Traditionally, RPD administrators have allocated the necessary resources to tackle crime trends. In the last 18 years, the city experienced 50 homicides; police solved 49.[2] Innovation and technology allowed the department to work with the community in an ongoing effort to reduce crime.
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