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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The county council and state politicians have ruined this area.  The police department is falling apart, the have more leaving than joining.

The number of officers in the “drop” program is at an all time high which means they can retire anytime but must leave within 3 years.

When you can personally be sued for arresting someone who can claim anything they can’t do their job.  They don’t want to do their job and they won’t.

The leadership of the police department is all political and Manger was the worst at it.

People don’t realize how few officers are on a shift.  If they knew how many were working at one time they would be shocked and it is only going to get worse.  [/quote]

The attrition is police departments is a national problem not a MoCo specific.  MoCo pays a smidge more than surrounding counties so doesn’t have it quite as bad as some other places.  And the DROP program actually incentivized officers to stay a few more years — those officers all would have retired sooner if not for the DROP.  
The police problem is a national one and one I’m not sure there’s an immediate fix for.  Higher wages, better training are part of it but won’t come close to solving the problem.  Gun control would also help a lot, as right now who wants to be the one serving a warrant on someone who may have a arsenal like a small country behind the door?  But we know gun control is basically a non-starter in this country, so here we are.  [/quote]

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