Mayor Gloria Says Absorbing Harbor Police Could Ease San Diego’s Officer Shortage

Mayor Gloria Says Absorbing Harbor Police Could Ease San Diego’s Officer Shortage

After years of struggling to hire and retain police officers, Mayor Todd Gloria says it may be time to consider a new approach to closing the shortage: a merger with the Harbor Police. “We have a Harbor Police department that consists of about 140 police officers that basically has overlapping jurisdiction,” Gloria said at a Politifest panel Saturday. The panel also featured Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera and Aimee Faucett, president of Agenda Se…