Henrico Police announce plan to reduce response to calls
Henrico County Police has generated quite a buzz with its announcement about a “Calls for Service Reduction Plan” that went into effect Monday, March 18.
Under the plan, Henrico officers will change how they responds to certain types of calls and will stop responding to some calls altogether.
According to Henrico Police Chief Eric English, in the past, the department’s officers have been put in positions to respond to calls where they have no legal authority. That has prevented officers from responding to priority calls in a timely and efficient manner. It’s also led to a lack of available units.
The new plan will “reduce our call volume to provide to provide better, more efficient response times to community members in need,” said English.
"The overall goal of this plan is to ...
