Your linked article says they're struggling to hire enough cops. This seems like the opposite of winding down a department; they're attempting to grow.

Ok I misread the parent comment. Did you not read the other comment next to mine? In case, you can’t read that comment for whatever reason:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/08/13/at-leas...

https://theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/07/us-cities-defund...