New policemen to fill ranks in Camden By GEORGE MAST Courier-Post Staff For the first time in almost four years, the Camden Police Department is hiring officers. On Thursday, 49 Camden police recruits began their 20 weeks of physical and mental training required to be on the force. At the same time, department officials continued with plans to bring on 25 officers by the end of February through ...

  Reported by: Douglas Clark Email: dclark@fox23.com Last Update: 1/22 6:57 pm Tulsa Police Chief Ron Palmer gave 155 officers pink slips today, amid city budget problems.  The officers laid off are the lowest-ranking officers who were most recently hired.  They will be getting 2 weeks’ severance pay, along with any unused comp time and vacation time.  Many of the officers had to g...

KC police grapple with $10 million in budget cuts By CHRISTINE VENDEL, The Kansas City Star Kansas City police might need to ground their helicopters, lose 54 officer positions and force week-long unpaid furloughs to deal with looming budget cuts, Chief Jim Corwin said Tuesday.  Police also are considering freezing civilian hiring, which would leave 41 positions vacant. And they could eliminate...