VERONA, Wis. — As he settles into his new role, Verona’s new police chief is facing a challenge to find more patrol officers for the rapidly growing city.
Chief Dave Dresser began working for the city’s police department in 1993 as an officer. In 2008, he became a lieutenant.
When Chief Bernie Coughlin retired in the fall after holding the position for more than 19 years, Dresser took over as interim chief. Now, he holds the role full time.
“Right now, our challenge is getting back to permitted staffing levels, because we just have the vacancies we need to fill but beyond that recruiting for new officers,” Dresser said.
The department’s vacancies are leading it to redistribute the workload, which has ripple effects. Three positions within the command structure are among those that are vacant.
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