Burlington police chief addresses low officer numbers, recent crime spike during public forum [Video]

On Tuesday, the Burlington Police Commission and community members got a chance to go over the August 2024 chief’s report.This is in the wake of multiple violent crimes that happened this month, including a deadly shooting at a popular nightclub.While this report was published before some of these crimes concerned, Chief Murad was still asked about them and addressed them. “I am concerned because I’m seeing a trend in the wrong direction with respect to the number of incidents that are happening,” said Romeo von Hermann, a Burlington resident.Susan Comerford, from the Burlington Police Commission, asked about the violent crimes committed this month, with some of the suspects being teenagers. “I think what we are seeing right now is the beginnings of the exact same problem ,” said Murad. “If we don’t address it, we’re going to be in the same place in a couple of years. And actually, it …