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So many issues are being reported that could be helped by the consistent visibility and response of neighborhood engagement officers though they are needed much more at night. Unfortunately, Officer Lynch has not been seen in months on a neighborhood beat. Officer Webster is also no longer seen in the neighborhood. Officer Reedy is sometimes seen but mostly near the Lark flower shop. The Mayor's Office and APD leadership would be suprised if they tracked the location and behavior of some of their officers when they are allegedly on their neighborhood shifts. Rather than the Center Square area being where some officers seem to go to retire or relax, we need Neighborhood Engagement officers who are dedicated, enthusiastic, energetic, willing to respond and address issues each and every shift, and who don't just bide their time and attend neighborhood-sponsored social events or come to the occasional meeting to say issues don't exist that do, or that they are on top of issues they clearly aren't.