In response to concerns raised on social media by Elginites about the status of the Elgin Police Department after the assistant chief was let go, the city released a status report for EPD last week. The entire report from city manager Thomas Mattis can be found online at www.elgintx.com/civicalerts.aspx. The report says that EPD has consistently experienced relatively high turnover in personnel, but the turnover rate has been consistent through recent years. Since 2016, a total of 21 officers have left EPD for a variety of reasons; nine left in 2016 or 2017, and 13 have left since the beginning of 2018,