The program, which started as a two-month pilot project in May, has already been extended until the end of August through rejigging existing resources and using a $35,000 grant from the city
A promising Victoria police downtown foot-patrol program is unlikely to be expanded or extended any time soon due to a lack of resources, says Chief Del Manak.
But Manak said recruiting veteran officers to work in a high-cost environment like Victoria has been tough and it takes time to bring on new officers. Manak said the department intends to extend the program as long as it can. “[It gives] us the flexibility to actually deploy officers and really focus and connect on the retail theft and also having high visibility downtown and providing that safe downtown presence,” he said.
“Business owners are obviously very pleased that we’re putting thought and attention to this and prioritizing this. We’re also sending a strong message to the individuals that the police are out there,” he said.
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