Police agencies buried in resumes By Kevin Johnson, Copyright USA TODAY Job seekers are swamping federal, state and local police agencies during the economic downturn, a reversal from recent years when departments struggled to find qualified recruits. Police chiefs expect the new prospects, many of them highly experienced and victims of corporate cutbacks, will be better suited to fill a ran...

Recession produces record police applicants By Scott Logan , Copyright CBS2 Boise Idaho CBS2 News Video BOISE — Deputy Tyler Stenger, fresh out of the police academy, was just hired by the Ada County Sheriff’s office and he considers himself lucky given the intense competition for law enforcement jobs these days. “I know times are tough, and there are multiple applicants for all ...

Police departments seeking stimulus funds Lori Consalvo and Stacia Glenn, Staff Writers, Copyright Contra Costa Times Several local police departments are looking to bolster their patrol ranks through $1 billion of stimulus money that is expected to trickle out of Washington, D.C., by summertime. La Verne, Fontana, Montclair, Upland and San Bernardino departments have either applied or are in th...

Officer applicants surge at Scottsdale Police Department by Ofelia Madrid – Mar. 26, 2009 10:18 AM Copyright The Arizona Republic In past years, when the Scottsdale Police Department recruited for police officers, it would have been happy to get 70 applicants who qualified for the preliminary officer test. This year, the two-week period of accepting applications netted the department 516 ap...

Funding hoped for police force Thursday, March 26, 2009 By PETER GOONAN, Copyright The Republican Newspaper pgoonan@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – City officials hope that federal stimulus funds can be obtained to hire additional police officers. But they say they must evaluate what expenses are covered and for how many years the funds will be forthcoming. The stimulus money could be a key factor ...