POLICE POD AUDIO ONE: ALAMEDA POLICE CHIEF ADDRESSES OFFICER SHORTFALL AND FUTURE HIRING PROSPECTS

Preface To ANN’s First Audio Interview With APD’s Police Chief

HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW AT BOTTOM OF STORY

Alameda’s chronically understaffed Police Department, -- which once peaked at 111  officers prior to 2005—is  inching towards  attaining its authorized force  number of 88, according to Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi in an exclusive audio interview with ANN.  (please hear it  at bottom of this story)

APD, in late July, hired three new officers who will become active in December of this year after completing their Department required training.

That will boost Alameda’s total of uniformed off...