Down to 2 police officers, Brier reaches out to the county
BRIER — Policing in Brier will look a little different for the next six months.
Under a contract approved by the City Council on Tuesday, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office will contract police services to the city for the next six months as Brier faces a depleted workforce. The police department currently has just two officers.
Fully staffed, Brier is supposed to have six officers and a clerk, but the department hasn’t seen that level of staffing since last fall, Mayor Dale Kaemingk said. Over the past year, officers have left for other agencies or left policing altogether.
The county will respond to top priority calls in the early morning every day. This is called “reactive patrol.” It will cost $91.63 for each hour that a sheriff’s deputy responds to calls. Sheriff’s deputies will respond to calls in Brier out of the office’s south precinct in Mill Creek. The precinct is over seven miles from Brier City Hall.
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