Henrico Police Chief English reports increase in violent crimes and car thefts
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Violent crime and car theft were up in Henrico County, according to a report Henrico Police Chief Eric English presented to the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. Chief English said he was not available to speak with CBS 6 today to answer questions about his presentation to county leaders.
The Board has proposed $107 million in funding for the police department. That is a $7 million increase from the year before.
Chief English said he was appreciative of money to use for technology advancements amid a department staffing shortage.
"We use a lot of technology in order to get the job done," English said. "We did all of this with 64 bodies down in staffing last year. We continue to see that has been a struggle as far as recruitment and getting the number of folks we need.”
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