Chicago Police Department are loosing some officers due to retirement and struggling to retain and recruit talent, the interim top cop on Friday announced new programs to rehire officers who have left the force and to poach others from outside the city. The new program aimed at bringing back former Chicago cops only applies to those who are under the age of 50 and who left more than three years ago, according to a department statement... Will they work the desk duty? Will they be on the bikes? Will they be in shape to chase criminals?
“These are great opportunities for sworn officers to join or re-join the Chicago Police Department,” Interim Supt. Eric Carter said. Paul Vallas has vowed to fill 1,700 police vacancies, in part by doubling the current training capacity at the police academy. Vallas has also promised to lure back retired officers by offering to restore their pensions without penalty.
Maybe some cops need the jobs...
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