Miami Police Facing Shortage Of Officers As They Retire Faster Than They Can Hire Them

Richard Perez a Miami Police Trainee suffering the effects of mace

Richard Perez a Miami Police Trainee suffering the effects of mace

Police Officers in the City of Miami are retiring faster than the City can hire new ones and train them.  This could cause an extreme shortage of officers in the next few years.  There are 280 officers who must retire by 2017 due to being in the DROP program.  For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos and to post a comment, please access the links below:

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05/20/2012 – Miami facing police shortage, as cops retire and hiring drags on

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/20/2809272/miami-facing-police-shortage-as.html#storylink=cpy

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