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The funds can be used to provide salary increases, hire additional staff, or purchase vehicles, firearms, and safety equipment
As of March 1, HPD employed 1,740 officers out of 2,177 positions for a vacancy rate of about 20%, union researchers found
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A council member says she “doesn’t care” what the money is used for so long as it helps attract quality recruits
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EyeDetect is an eye scanning device used much the same way that a polygraph measures physical responses during an interview or interrogation
The department will pay double-time after a buyout program enticed 100 officers to retire early
Police leaders celebrated the bill, saying it could help alleviate the police recruiting crisis
The Norwich Police Department says the study’s findings fit perfectly with its latest recruiting campaign
Even cops don’t seem to want their children getting into the profession
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Between July 2021 and April 2022, the Chesapeake Police Department hired 41 officers — 37 were new and four were lateral transfers
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