Police Departments Are Losing Officers and Struggling to Replace Them

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Police resignations and retirements are up, prompting departments and states to spend millions on recruitment to help short-staffed departments amid rising crime

Columbus, Wis., a city of about 5,500 people between Madison and Milwaukee, lost three members of its nine-person police force last year. Unable to find replacements, Chief Dennis Weiner has taken on extra duties, including working a patrol shift on Thanksgiving Day.

“It has really just been a terrible struggle trying to fill vacancies,” said Mr. Weiner of his efforts since one officer started a painting business, another took a maintenance job at a distribution center, and a third began studying to become an accountant.

 

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Maybe all the gun owners can just hit the streets & shoot the criminals like the Police do…

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What’s amazing is that police must act like a Navy SEAL Team because there are so many guns on the streets, but the Police Associations refuse to confront the NRA gun manufacturers, because it’s their go to excuse to indiscriminately shoot people.

Police leaders feel recruitment is difficult because people who want to be cops can’t handle criticism or live up to a higher standard so critiquing policing discouraging recruits? The data reveals the copaganda is fake new:

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