A plan to open a pair of police substations in the crime-plagued south end of Stockton has run into financial difficulties.
Stockton police officials on Tuesday presented four options to the City Council for opening two substations, with each proposal costing between $1.3 million and $1.4 million. They also made clear that staffing would, in part, depend on officers being moved from other areas of the department.
Substations, where residents or business owners can drop in to discuss public safety problems with officers or other staff, could revive a community-policing strategy once embraced by the department and community leaders. Deputy Chief Antonio Sajor told the council that over the years, officers have been assigned to get to know people in the city’s diverse neighborhoods rather than just responding to radio calls…