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Capitol Police chief says force remains short-staffed
Source: Politico
J. Thomas Manger, head of the Capitol Police, said Sunday that reforms have made his force better equipped to deal with an attack like the one that occurred last Jan. 6 but his unit is terribly short-staffed.
“We’re now really about 400 officers short of where we need to be,” Manger told host Trace Gallagher on “Fox News Sunday.”
Manger, who took over the top post in July, said attrition blamed on the Jan. 6 attacks had depleted the ranks, and that they were fewer new trainees because of an extended Covid shutdown in 2020.
“One thing that we have not been able to fix, so to speak, are the staffing issues,“ he said.
“We’re now really about 400 officers short of where we need to be,” Manger told host Trace Gallagher on “Fox News Sunday.”
Manger, who took over the top post in July, said attrition blamed on the Jan. 6 attacks had depleted the ranks, and that they were fewer new trainees because of an extended Covid shutdown in 2020.
“One thing that we have not been able to fix, so to speak, are the staffing issues,“ he said.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/02/capitol-police-chief-short-staffed-526354
