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Baltimore City Police Department is short-staffed.

According to several Baltimore City Council members who met with police in a public forum at City Hall on Wednesday night, the patrol division is operating at a 68 percent level.

Related: Report: New Baltimore Police Commissioner To Earn $275k

Department heads admitted to reporters Thursday that there is a problem when it comes to patrol staffing within the department and that they are playing catch-up.

This comes at the heals of the hiring of a new city police commissioner.

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