R.I. municipalities get federal aid to hire police 01:00 AM EST on Friday, January 15, 2010 PROVIDENCE — Four Rhode Island municipalities and the Narragansett Indian Tribe will be hiring 26 new police officers, thanks to a $6.5-million grant from the federal government. The funds are part of the economic stimulus plan. The money will pay for three years of salary and benefits for 13 officers in ...

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 ...

January 6, 2010 Chicago SunTimes BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/1975918,CST-NWS-policeexam06web.article# ...

City officials plan to shed 1,000 jobs to patch a nearly $200-million budget gap. But the mayor wants to replace departing LAPD officers. By David Zahniser and Maeve Reston January 22, 2010 Even as city officials plan to shed 1,000 jobs to patch a nearly $200-million budget gap, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa intends to continue hiring police officers, a top aide said Thursday. Deputy Chie...

On July 28, Vice President Joe Biden announced that the Department of Justice COPS Office has awarded $1 billion in Recovery Act funding through its COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) to state, local and tribal law enforcement to create and/or preserve nearly 5,000 law enforcement positions. See all the winners here: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2208 One interesting note: Oakland, C...