Tampa - AKA - New Bakara Market

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Over the past year or more patrol squads have been allowed to operate with low manpower numbers. Why now is OT being allowed to fill 2 to 3 spots??

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Now we are paying officers overtime to come in and answer calls because we are so short in patrol because of COVID. How about this as an idea.

1. Have all the SROs that are literally doing nothing (sitting in the break room all day) and have them work patrol since their schools are closed. If they are taking vacation, no problem. Simply put they are not, they are sitting in the breakroom after a 90 minute breakfast and then a 90 minute lunch.

2. Have the crime free officers, the day care operators (rich house...which are closed) go our and handle calls and be assigned to back fill.

3. Take the officers out of SIMU (remember there are no parades and no other major events and two guys are doing the Superbowl).... the rest can answer calls.

4. Take the guys from ICAC and RTCC and put their butts answering calls.

5. Take all day shift SAC Squads and back fill patrol.... period! If not at least have them cover the desk or do their own damn transports.

6. STop the 90 program immediately and put them back into patrol!

7. Task the motor squad with handling all traffic crashes. Break them up into three equal teams and assign them to the district shift commander for detailing.

8. Have a duty Detective on duty to take calls and reports at the front desk.

9. Hire and fill the damn CSO positions so we stop bleeding patrol to fill them.

10. Hire weekend CSOs or have reserves come in and do it. Give them double hours if they cover the desk and write reports. Sadly though most have no clue how to take a report (you know the basic function of a police officer.)

11. Take one officer or two from Training and personnel put them on the street to back fill.

Do I need to keep going???????????????????

After that...... the Sergeants can answer calls, then the Lieutenants and then the Captains and if they are still holding what they call "priority calls" raise the major and send him/her a call.

Don't worry your union you pay good money for are addressing the issue.... LOL

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Over the past year or more patrol squads have been allowed to operate with low manpower numbers. Why now is OT being allowed to fill 2 to 3 spots??

As long as the savages keep shooting up Tampa, the OT will flow. Maybe Jane can come up with another great idea like using cops to go around with code enforcement on mask violations. Oh wait, she already made that happen. See kids, she knows what's important. So don't get mad at the Chief. He has no choice but to follow her stupid directions and hand them down to us. She's running the department into the ground. Hopefully, she does not get re-elected and we get past her liberal garbage.

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It is a new squad where they can justify to themselves placing special minoroty officers there i stead of the street where they under perform. I am wondering if we will have a community engagement squad for Hyde Park, Bayshore and South Tampa? Just another waste of manpower and less tome off for patrol
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I'm sorry sir but your post is not politically correct and speaking the truth, this in no longer allowed.

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Now we are paying officers overtime to come in and answer calls because we are so short in patrol because of COVID. How about this as an idea.

1. Have all the SROs that are literally doing nothing (sitting in the break room all day) and have them work patrol since their schools are closed. If they are taking vacation, no problem. Simply put they are not, they are sitting in the breakroom after a 90 minute breakfast and then a 90 minute lunch.

2. Have the crime free officers, the day care operators (rich house...which are closed) go our and handle calls and be assigned to back fill.

3. Take the officers out of SIMU (remember there are no parades and no other major events and two guys are doing the Superbowl).... the rest can answer calls.

4. Take the guys from ICAC and RTCC and put their butts answering calls.

5. Take all day shift SAC Squads and back fill patrol.... period! If not at least have them cover the desk or do their own damn transports.

6. STop the 90 program immediately and put them back into patrol!

7. Task the motor squad with handling all traffic crashes. Break them up into three equal teams and assign them to the district shift commander for detailing.

8. Have a duty Detective on duty to take calls and reports at the front desk.

9. Hire and fill the damn CSO positions so we stop bleeding patrol to fill them.

10. Hire weekend CSOs or have reserves come in and do it. Give them double hours if they cover the desk and write reports. Sadly though most have no clue how to take a report (you know the basic function of a police officer.)

11. Take one officer or two from Training and personnel put them on the street to back fill.

Do I need to keep going???????????????????

After that...... the Sergeants can answer calls, then the Lieutenants and then the Captains and if they are still holding what they call "priority calls" raise the major and send him/her a call.

Why is anyone complaining about getting OT? Your list is 95% stupid obviously you have never worked in any of these units. I do agree with SRO and Rich house both worthless. Either way you sound like a little baby that cry’s about everything. Entitled much.

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Over the past year or more patrol squads have been allowed to operate with low manpower numbers. Why now is OT being allowed to fill 2 to 3 spots??

Who cares it’s pensionable OT. Keep it coming.

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Any press on the daytime drive by with the Ak-47's last week ?

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Why is anyone complaining about getting OT? Your list is 95% stupid obviously you have never worked in any of these units. I do agree with SRO and Rich house both worthless. Either way you sound like a little baby that cry’s about everything. Entitled much.

If SRO /RICH HOUSE is so useless then why don't more do it. Its harder than you know and the Sro at least do get pulled into everything when school is out an are denied day off when requested. So some of you really don't know shit and should stay in your lane with all your great "ideas".

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If SRO /RICH HOUSE is so useless then why don't more do it. Its harder than you know and the Sro at least do get pulled into everything when school is out an are denied day off when requested. So some of you really don't know shit and should stay in your lane with all your great "ideas".

More don’t do it because we wanted to be cops. Unlike you rook... we know who you are. you’re a rookie who couldn’t hack it on the street so shut up and get back to babysitting tomorrow’s burglars.

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Is TPD on 12 hour shifts??