The public‑safety chief told the Lindsay City Council the police department handled about 1,941 calls from July through September and reported higher arrests and incident reports than the same period last year. The chief said officers logged roughly 110 arrests and about 400 reports during that quarter, compared with about 310 reports in the prior year’s period.

The chief said the department added staff during the period, naming Community Service Officer Santiago Diaz and Officer Brian Mulcaba among recent hires, and noted promotions of sworn personnel and completion of field training for an officer now on patrol. The department also advanced a recruit to the academy and said additional recruits are expected to finish training in coming months.

On the fire side, the chief reported 433 total calls during the same interval, including 37 fire‑related incidents and roughly 331 medical/EMS responses. He said the department participated in three out‑of‑county assignments that yielded just over $100,000 in revenue and added one volunteer firefighter.

Administratively, the chief described reimplementation of sector‑based teams charged with quality‑of‑life follow up, a master training calendar, a weekly staff newsletter and expanded public engagement and recruitment efforts. He said the extra staffing will let the department focus more on abandoned vehicles, parking enforcement and other neighborhood concerns raised at public forums.

Council members thanked the chief for the update and asked about hiring timelines and training; the chief said positions remain open but that several candidates are in the hiring pipeline.