Small communities dissolving police forces
GOODHUE, Minnesota — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town's City Council that unless pay and benefits
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GOODHUE, Minnesota — As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town's City Council that unless pay and benefits
Small towns in America have disbanded their police units in the past two years due to hiring struggles as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and criticism in the wake of George Floyd's death.
America is in the midst of a police officer shortage, with agencies of all sizes struggling to fill open positions. Some small towns are being forced to disband their departments. Many in law enforcement blame on the two-fold morale hit of 2020. First, the coronavirus pandemic. Then criticism of police boiled over after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.
America is in the midst of a police officer shortage, with agencies of all sizes struggling to fill open positions. Some small towns are being forced to disband their departments. Many in law enforcement blame on the two-fold morale hit of 2020. First, the coronavirus pandemic. Then criticism of police boiled over after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.
America is in the midst of a police officer shortage, with agencies of all sizes struggling to fill open positions. Some small towns are being forced to disband their departments. Many in law enforcement blame on the two-fold morale hit of 2020. First, the coronavirus pandemic. Then criticism of police boiled over after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.