Putting more feet on the streets

There are two reasons why the city of Cheney recently engaged in a reorganization of its police department.

The first is to make sure as many officers are out on the streets engaged in patrol work as is possible. The second is to make sure that in a worst-case scenario where someone is not available to work, the necessary functions of the department continue.

With regards to the first reason, Cheney Police Chief John Hensley said they have been studying the operational aspects of the department for some time, and noticed that a lot of mainline supervisors were in the office doing administrativ...