The town of Swampscott (Mass.) is conflicted with an age-old question: should they move their local dispatching operation now handled by sworn officers to a proposed regional comm center staffed by civilians. The town’s police officer’s union has taken a firm stance that local officers perform better than civilians at a regional comm center. But police chief ronald Madigan supports the regional proposal, and so is the town’s administrator. At a town meeting residents wanted to know more information about the costs of the move, which can’t be forecast until surrounding towns and cities commit to joining the future center. Read more about the debate here.
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