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Muskogee Police have two recruiting classes a year and only get 1-2 officers for each. Plus, agencies across the state are all pulling for the same limited qualified candidates, making hiring even tougher.
Read More →The National Guard will be responding to medical emergencies, de-escalating potentially volatile encounters, and working crime and accident scenes.
Read More →For several years, resignations and retirements have outpaced new hires in the bureau, and the new high-water mark comes amid continued frustrations and debate among city officials as to whether the bureau is properly staffed to serve the city.
Read More →Cara Cruz, a public safety spokesperson, said there are 719 sworn officers currently, plus 64 recruits currently working to become full-fledged officers.
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The CHP’s multi-year recruitment campaign, initiated in June 2022, has garnered significant interest, with over 21,000 applications submitted in the first ten months of 2024 alone.
Read More →Eliminating the mounted unit will save the department an estimated $230,000 next year and $237,000 in 2026, interim Seattle police Chief Sue Rahr said.
Read More →The agency, which primarily safeguards national monuments in Washington, D.C.; New York City; and San Francisco, is at its lowest staffing level since 1975, according to Ken Spencer, chairman of the United States Park Police Fraternal Order of Police (FOP
Read More →Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky said the department is now offering 12-hour shifts so more officers can be out on the streets.
Read More →“This again just highlights the seriousness around the problem that we have with staffing in the city,” Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a news conference about the murders.
Read More →A spokesperson for the police union said that the overtime cap for the police department has been repeatedly increased over the past few years, and is now at 2,000 (hours), with overages beyond that allowed in certain circumstances.
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