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CRIME & SAFETY
CPD copes with staffing issues, slower response times; a number of applicants currently going through training
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is dealing with staffing issues that is causing slower response times, according to a CPD sergeant. The City of Columbia, Boone County and Love Columbia held a job fair Wednesday evening that CPD attended, which Sgt. Anthony Bowne said could help the department fill its vacant positions.
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