Garden City police add staff as shortages ease reports
Garden City Police Department hires 11 officers between May and September and notes a shrinking officer shortage. The force now has 58 officers, with 8 women and 6 master officers, while turnover averages 15 percent yearly. Recruitment changes include monthly testing and broader participation by current staff to speed hiring.
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Worker killed at Ottawa Havens Steel plant
A 20 year old worker, Chet Fredericks of Williamsburg, died at about 8 a.m. Friday at Ottawa Havens Steel when a 4,000 pound steel plate pinned him between the plate and a steel post. He was operating a remote controlled crane and was found by another employee.
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