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Command
St. Louis Police Union Says Officer Staffing Hits Record Low
The St. Louis Police Officers Association reported that 116 police officers have resigned or retired in 2023. An alert on its website says there were 312 police vacancies as of Dec. 4 after 17 more officers left in the past month.
December 13, 2023
Patrol
Coronavirus: Officer Health, Staffing Shortages, and Enforcing the Shut-Downs
An increasing number of officers—at least two dozen in Washington, another two dozen in California, and several more in other states—have been ordered into quarantine.
March 20, 2020
Patrol
Toronto Officers Say Staffing Shortage Puts Them at Risk
The officer wrote that he was the only car on patrol on a Tuesday afternoon earlier this month, with one road sergeant available for backup. During the shift he had five pending calls, including a sexual assault, an arrest involving three people, and a domestic assault.
December 25, 2017
Patrol
26 NJ Officers Laid Off Due to Sheriff’s Staffing Cut
More than two dozen police officers from the Bergen County (NJ) Bureau of Police Services turned in their badges Monday afternoon, casualties of a staffing cut by Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino.
June 27, 2017
Patrol
Newark PD Loses 167 Officers To Layoffs
The department's total staffing will fall to 1,098 and prompt the dismissal of nearly every police officer hired since 2006.
November 29, 2010
Training
Las Vegas Police Reserves Hit the Streets
As Las Vegas police face tight budget and staffing constraints, hundreds of citizens could hit the streets as armed, volunteer police officers under a new reserve police officer program.
January 31, 2013
Command
Departing Seattle Officers Slam Local Politicians, Mayor Says Police are "Valued"
In one exit interview, an officer wrote, in part, “The City Council has made it apparent that maintaining adequate staffing to keep the city or the officers [safe] that work there is not a priority for them.”
October 21, 2020
Patrol
Video: St. Louis Police Department Facing Staffing Crisis, Union Says
Police union officials say St. Louis is facing a police staffing crisis. Currently, there are 1,196 sworn officers in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. But Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, believes that number is actually closer to 1,000 or 1,100 when considering military, maternity or sick leave.
May 19, 2017
Patrol
The Money Crunch: Staffing Shortage
When times are tough, staffing takes the brunt of the cuts. That's true in business. That's true in law enforcement.
October 31, 2004
Training
Indianapolis Police Hiring Plan Would Maintain Current Staffing Level
The funding for the class, which would be the first in two years, has gained approval from a City Council committee. The Indianapolis Metro PD could hire 20 recruits to maintain its current staffing level of 1,632 officers.
October 13, 2011
Special Units
Report Addresses Correctional Officer Stress
February 28, 2001
Patrol
Officials Say Officer Shortage May be Causing Spike in Las Vegas Crime
The local sheriff, police union officials and district attorney have various theories about what's behind the body count: 64 homicides by the end of April, compared with 29 killings after the first four months of 2015; 75 slayings as of Wednesday, compared with 45 by the same date last year.
May 27, 2016
Command
CO Officers to Work 32 Hours Per Week without Pay Cut
All police department employees will move from a 40-hour workweek to a 32-hour workweek without a change in pay. City service levels and days open will not change, nor will patrol staffing and coverage, according to the city.
May 23, 2023
Patrol
Arlington Police To Review Single-Officer Response Policy
The Arlington (Texas) Police Department is reviewing its policy of how officers are dispatched to domestic disturbance calls, following the fatal shooting of Officer Jillian Smith.
December 30, 2010
Training
Facing Officer Shortage Portland Chief Relaxes Education Standards for Recruits
The bureau has 128 officer vacancies and hasn’t been able to fill them as fast as veterans are retiring, with another large wave of retirements expected in August 2020.
June 21, 2019
Command
Atlanta-Area Agency Facing Critical Officer Shortage
As of last month, it employed 690 officers out of an authorized strength of 939, leaving more than a quarter of sworn officer positions vacant. Additionally, about 120 of the filled positions are recruits that have not completed training, according to the police department.
February 10, 2023
Patrol
Austin Police Shortage Leaves Section of City Without Patrol Officers
Austin Police Association President Michael Bullock tweeted Saturday that an entire sector in East Austin went two hours without a patrol officer assigned to the sector.
February 21, 2024
Patrol
Small CA City Seeks to Address "Chronic Understaffing" of Police Department
The city of South Lake Tahoe, CA, is set to consider funding the addition of two new positions at its police department in an effort to address what some have called "chronic understaffing" among the officer ranks.
May 21, 2019
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