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Police officers nationwide have quit in droves over the last year while law enforcement agencies have struggled to attract new recruits because of the increasingly “toxic” political environment, police groups said.
“We are seeing a large number of officers leaving the force,” Fairfax County Police Association (FCPA) President Jeremy Hoffman told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “What’s just as disturbing as that is we’re having trouble recruiting.”
More than 5,300 New York Police Department officers retired or quit in 2020, a 75% increase compared to 2019, while more than 200 officers quit the Seattle Police Department, citing the growing anti-police climate.
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I have no regrets : Fairfax Police Chief Roessler to retire after 30 years in department Timothy Barber
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Chief Ed Roessler is retiring after more than 30-years with the Fairfax County Police Department and eight years as its leader.
This week the 57-year old, who came from a long line of New York firefighters, sat down for an interview with ABC7 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Tim Barber.
“I have no regrets,” said Roessler. “There is lots more work to do. And this department is so prepared to go into the next generation of policing.”