Warren police chief announces changes

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Warren police chief John Mandopolous

WARREN — About half the city’s detectives will become patrolmen and some officers will pull double duty in the Warren Police Department starting Jan. 1, police Chief John Mandopoulos said.

Adjustments are still being made that could reduce layoff numbers by two or more, Mandopoulos said.

The 2009 budget city council approved Wednesday calls for the police department to shrink from 81 officers to 61. Except for one detective, all of the 20 police department layoffs will come from the ranks of patrolmen, the chief said.

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