Under a law that will go into effect next year, New Jersey police officers will face new requirements in order to become and remain licensed in the state.
Since 2017, hiring at the Bridgeport Police Department has never kept pace with the continued loss of personnel, with the department dropping from 408 to 302 in that span of time.
A letter sent earlier this month asked former San Diego police officers to return to the staff-depleted department and used financial incentives to entice them.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' proposed budget calls for the city to restore LAPD's 9,500 officers and recapture the recruitment and retention gains of previous years.
