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Who wants to be a police officer? Mensah M. Dean, - The Philadelphia Inquirer Protesters march up North Front Street on April 13 in Columbus, demonstrating against the fatal shooting of a Black man shot and killed by police in Westerville, Ohio. Amid growing calls for police reform and national debate over the deadly use of force, police departments are struggling to retain and attract officers, law enforcement officials say. Across the nation, police officials and union leaders described the ...

© press Anti-cop sentiment is causing a nationwide police shortage After months of anti-police sentiment, a shortage crisis has emerged in law enforcement, with cops leaving the force in droves and new applications hitting record lows. Constant negative coverage of law enforcement by the media has led to anti-police sentiment becoming mainstream. The "defund the police" and "abolish the police" movements, plus the threat of riots, are taking their tolls on Americas cops and contributing to ...

Police departments bracing for staffing shortages as retirements rise amid a ‘recruiting crisis’ Updated 1:40 PM; Today 1:40 PM Chicago police officers put up crime scene tape on Feb. 28, 2020. Law enforcement officials attribute a decline in interest in police jobs to a confluence of recent events. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS)TNS Facebook Share Across the nation, police officials and union leaders described the state of recruiting as in “crisis” mode. “It’s the perfect storm...

PHILADELPHIA — Amid growing calls for police reform and national debate over the deadly use of force, police departments are struggling to retain and attract officers, law enforcement officials say. Across the nation, police officials and union leaders described the state of recruiting as in “crisis” mode. “It’s the perfect storm. We are anticipating that the department is going to be understaffed by several hundred members, because hundreds of guys are either retiring ...

New Jersey political leaders on Tuesday welcomed a jurys guilty verdicts in the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, saying that work to end systemic racism and police violence against people of color must continue. “Accountability for the officer who murdered George Floyd is important and it is necessary," Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said in a statement. "But it is far from enough. We must also hold the system that allowed it to happen accountable. What are we going to do as a ...

Trenton Bureau The inmate is 84 and was hospitalized with COVID-19 last year. He’s showing signs of early-onset dementia. He’s kept a clean disciplinary record for more than half of the nearly 50 years he’s been in prison. He saw the prospect of freedom several years ago when a state panel of judges granted him parole, but a technicality kept him locked behind bars. A team of advocates and lawyers have tried for months to convince Gov. Phil Murphy through a back channel to use his execut...

Len Capone is frustrated. He sees examples across New Jersey and in dozens of other states with thousands of people gathering to celebrate life and live normally. The Super Bowl, the Texas Rangers home opener, street celebrations after Alabama won the national championship and of course spring break and the thousands of open bars and restaurants across Florida, Texas and other states. Not in New Jersey of course. Len is the guy in charge of Atco Dragway, a New Jersey institution in the southern...

The inmate is 84 and was hospitalized with COVID-19 last year. He’s showing signs of early-onset dementia. He’s kept a clean disciplinary record for more than half of the nearly 50 years he’s been in prison. He saw the prospect of freedom several years ago when a state panel of judges granted him parole, but a technicality kept him locked behind bars. A team of advocates and lawyers have tried for months to convince Gov. Phil Murphy through a backchannel to use his executive power to let...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Ørsted Today, the state Senate has a quorum call, which means the governor must act on a number of Senate-originated bills ...

N.J. is seeking State Police recruits, but applications are ‘historically low,’ officials say Updated 4:00 PM; Today 4:00 PM Members of the 161st New Jersey State Police Class parade during the graduation ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media Facebook Share The problem is especially acute for the state’s largest agency. In some years the State Police would field between 15,000 and 20,000 applicants, accordin...