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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2011

Minneapolis Police Rehire Laid-Off Recruits

The Minneapolis (Minn.) Police Department will rehire nine officers who had been laid off in 2009, after graduating from the academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2011

60 Troopers Join Kentucky State Police

The 60 new troopers who joined the Kentucky State Police after graduating the academy during a Sunday ceremony bring to 914 the total number of troopers on the force.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2011

Indiana State Police Use Social Media to Recruit Troopers

The state police has been using Facebook and Twitter to give a behind-the-scenes look at the rigorous training that state police candidates must go through before they're sworn in.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2011

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 1, 2011

Metro D.C. PD To Hire 300 Cops

The Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department should grow to 3,900 officers in the coming year, following Mayor Vincent Gray's announcement that the agency will hire 300 officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2011

Feds Fund Hiring of 1,000 Local Officers

The DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded the grants to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipalities. The awards will create or help preserve 1,021 sworn law enforcement positions.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2011

Detroit Police Add 90 Cops to Street Duty

Chief Ralph Godbee, Jr., announced the plan to add 50 new officers funded via three-year Community Oriented Policing Services grants from the U.S. Department of Justice. The remaining 40 are being moved off desk duty on Sept. 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2011

Staffing Shortage Plagues Virginia State Police

The understaffed Virginia State Police is offering its troopers overtime shifts rather than giving them pay raises or hiring for the 227 authorized positions that remain unfilled.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2011

NYPD Hires 1,635 Recruits, Largest Class In 5 Years

The recruits form the largest Police Academy since 2006 and begin official training at the Police Academy in Manhattan on Monday. It's a diverse group. Of the new class, 16 percent were born overseas in 55 different countries

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2011

Camden Rehires 19 Cops, Memo Outlines Dismantling of Agency

Nineteen officers rejoined the Camden (N.J.) Police Department on Tuesday, as the police union's president questioned a memo outlining the dismantling of the agency in favor of county law enforcement.

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