Since the casino's opening date February 8th through the month of August, Dearing says police have responded to 468 calls at the casino and have made 43 arrests. “I wouldn’t say because the casino's there we need more officers, we need more officers in general,” Dearing said. Dearing says they are not patrolling high crime areas any less, they're going where data shows their resources are needed. We brought his concerns to Schenectady Police Sgt. “If they know that this is an area that this happens, why isn't it patrolled more?” Lahn-Schofield said. I thought when this casino came it was going to take a turn for the better,” said Brandon Lahn-Schofield.īrandon Lahn-Schofield claims he hasn't seen officers as often since the casino opened. The shooting of a 15-year-old-boy this week is the latest crime to make headlines in Schenectady's Hamilton Hill neighborhood. SCHENECTADY - The Rivers Casino has added more work for Schenectady Police since it opened about 8 months ago, but tonight CBS 6 has learned the city is still working with the same amount of police officers it had before the casino opened.ĬBS6's Anne McCloy looked into whether the new attraction is taking officers away from other areas of the city.
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