Chief says department is again staffed to an adequate level
Months after working with the township to implement a restructuring plan, staffing at Manchester's police department has returned to an acceptable level, said officials at a Tuesday morning promotion and new hire ceremony. With the addition of two new hires on Jan. 30, eight officers have been hired over the last five months, Chief of Police Brian Klimakowski said. The department also filled supervisor positions that were vacated by recent retirements by promoting officers Salvatore Ventri and Vincent Manco to sergeant and lieutenant, respectively. "We've re-established the police department to where it should be," Klimakowski said. "I think that we put together a good plan. We put together a blueprint of where we wanted to head, and I …
Robert Dolan and Todd Malland received highest scores on evaluation
Robert Dolan and Todd Malland have worked together, on and off, in the Manchester Police Department over the years. On Wednesday afternoon, the duo was reunited – with each other and with other long-time co-workers – during promotion ceremonies at the Manchester Township Municipal Complex. “During my testing, I said it was kind of like getting the band back together,” Dolan told the crowd of family members and fellow officers after he and Malland were formally promoted to lieutenants. The band, it turns out, includes Chief of Police Brian Klimakowski, Capt. Lisa Parker and Detective Sgt. Joseph Howell. “We all worked together at one point,” Dolan said. That band has a bond – one that stirred Malland’s emotions. After thanking his wife, …
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