Toronto Sun: The Toronto Police Service’s eight-week effort to reduce gun violence by putting hundreds of extra cops on the street during peak hours has wrapped up.
“Millions of dollars was spent making officers who are already burned out work more overtime and there was absolutely no impact on the violent crime in the city,” Toronto Police Association President Mike McCormack told the Toronto Sun recently.
“Right now we have about 4,900 officers, about 800 fewer than we had in 2010,” McCormack said, adding 500 to 600 officers will have left the service for other jobs or retired by the time the 400 new hires hit the street.
“The mayor and the chief need to … increase the overall number to 5,300 rather than just hiring enough officers to keep pace with attrition,” he said.
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