Matt Bisson News Today

jriddle@thealpenanews.com ALPENA — You don’t see police costumes on Halloween anymore, said Erik Smith, undersheriff at the Alpena County Sheriff’s Office. Once a profession that drew stiff competition, police work has declined in popularity as a job choice, to the point that police departments are scrambling to get good candidates to fill job openings. Where once only three or four job postings might be found on any given day, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards website ...