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MOCO Police Department Recruitment, Retirement Could Be Cause Of Concern: Report

With MOCO Police Department recruitment lagging and early retirements rising, some unions, leaders are concerned, Bethesda Beat reported.

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Bethesda Beat reported that some union leaders are concerned that there could be a shortage of police officers in the Montgomery County Police Department in the near future.
Bethesda Beat reported that some union leaders are concerned that there could be a shortage of police officers in the Montgomery County Police Department in the near future. (Colleen Martin/Patch )

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Lagging recruitment and early retirement is causing concernamong some police officer unions and leaders in Montgomery County, Bethesda Beat reported.

Bethesda Beat said that officers and officer advocates told them that low pay, pandemic stress, and anti-police sentiment are drivers in the decline of officers. The news magazine reported that in Montgomery County between April 2020 and April 2021, police resignations increased 26 percent, from 19 to 24, and retirements increased 18 percent, from 28 to 33.

Read Bethesda Beat's reporting here.

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