London says new police building nearly ready; three sworn officers join field training

Steve Salsman, speaking as a city official, told council the police building project is nearly complete and the city expects to schedule final inspections once several camera and door‑lock issues are addressed. "We swore in 3 officers this past Monday... and all 3 of them passed," he said, noting the newly sworn officers would begin field training.

Salsman said the city is still short two officers overall and expects to promote and hire in coming months; he also warned of potential budget overruns for finishing the building and said staff will return with specific dollar requests once contingencies are better known. The police division report to the council included several recent incidents, community outreach events and ongoing investigations; no formal personnel actions were taken at the meeting beyond the informational update.