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Training

Milwaukee Could Lose 20% of Police to Retirement by 2018

Some 339 officers with the Milwaukee Police Department will be eligible to retire by the end of 2017. That means nearly 20% of the city's 1,889 sworn police officers could retire over the next 18 months.

June 24, 2016

Training

Dallas Police Having Trouble Filling Ranks

The last two academy classes have been canceled because there weren't enough applicants. Now it may have to be canceled a third time.

May 24, 2016

Patrol

Oklahoma Trooper Shortage Could Endanger Public Safety

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says public safety could become a problem overnight if the state doesn't appropriate money to hire more troopers.

May 5, 2016

Patrol

Officer Shortage Hits St. Louis City, County Police

The St. Louis County and Metropolitan Police Departments are joining others around the country in handing out "Help Wanted" signs, as more officers are leaving the force and fewer recruits are signing up to replace them.

March 29, 2016

Patrol

D.C. Police Force Falls Under 3,800 for First Time in a Decade

The number of D.C. police officers in the District has fallen below 3,800, its lowest level in a decade, breaking a threshold that top District officials once warned would be dangerously thin in a city that continues to grow.

December 28, 2015

Patrol

Dallas PD Losing Younger Officers to Attrition

Nearly all officers who quit the Dallas Police Department have less than 10 years of experience, according to department statistics presented Monday to members of the City Council's Public Safety Committee. Most of those who depart have less than five years with the department.

April 14, 2015

Training

Louisiana Agency Facing Officer Shortage

The Baton Rouge (La.) Police Department is expected to reach a shortage of 81 patrol officers by the summer that has prompted Chief Charles Mondrick to ask city leaders for funding to train 32 cadets.

March 19, 2011

Training

Los Angeles Mayor Rejects Advisor's Plan To Halt Police Hiring

City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana made the recommendation in a city report to help close a $54-million budget gap. Santana suggested halting hiring until July 1, when a city measure goes into effect trimming the retirement benefits of newly hired officers.

March 18, 2011

Patrol

St. Louis Saves 65 Officer Positions

St. Louis Metro Police Chief Dan Isom announced that 65 officer positions would be saved in next year's budget, and at the same time warned that officer positions may be cut the following year as grant funding dries up.

March 16, 2011