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The path to one of the most lucrative entry-level jobs in U.S. law enforcement begins at a squat police academy nestled on a residential street in San Francisco. Enrollment has been plunging.

The scarcity underscores a major problem for San Francisco, but one that’s also plaguing cities and towns across the US.

The Portland, Ore., police chief recently pulled detectives from other units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a gun violence spike.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him fatally shot in the home he shared with roommates, his slaying remains a mystery that seems increasingly unlikely to

Portland's police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him fatally shot in the home he shared with roommates, his slaying remains a mystery that seems increasingly unlikely to be solved as Portland, Oregon, police confront a spike in killings and more than 100 officer vacancies.

In Portland, Oregon, the police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence

In Portland, Oregon, the police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him fatally...

In major American cities, police departments are losing officers and cant find enough recruits to replace them. Pandemic burnout, budget cuts and anti-police protests after George Floyds murder have combined