A suspect has been identified, arrested and charged with killing 71-year-old Linda Childers at her home in Fort Calhoun on Aug. 14. An arrest warrant was filed for William Paul Collins, 30, who …
By Sarah Fili
Nebraska (KETV-D2, KETV) Law enforcement across the country is reporting a recruitment crisis and said there aren’t enough applicants to fill jobs.
Now they’re trying to find new ways to get people interested in policing while trying to keep the ones they already have.
It’s the same story at metro and more rural police departments: retirements and transfer, plus record low applicant numbers mean a struggle to find staff.
“It’s tough. It’s tough locally but it’s tough across the nation. We just don’t have that interest that we had years ago towards law enforcement,” said Chief Deputy Wayne Hudson, with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The numbers are so extremely low : Law enforcement agencies struggle to recruit Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Jun 27, 2021 Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Jun 27, 2021
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Show Transcript THE COUNTRY ARE REPORTING A RECRUITMENT CRISIS SAYING THAT THERE AREN’T ENOUGH APPLICANTS TO FILL JOBS AND NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO FIND NEW WAYS TO GET PEOPLE INTESERTED IN POLICING WHILE TRYING TO KEEP THE ONES THEY ALREADY HAVE OF COUERS KATV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SERAPHILI INVESTIGATES. IT’S THE SAME STORY AT METRO AND MORE RURAL. POLICE DEPARTMENTS RETIREMENTS AND TRANSFERS PLUS RECORDOW L APPLICANT NUMBERS MEAN A STRUGGLE TO FIND STAFF. IT’S TOUGH. NOT ONLY LOCALLY, BUT IT’S TOUGH ACROSS THE NATION. WE JUST DON’T HAVE THAT INTEREST THAT WE HAVE YESAR AGO WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS SAY THEY USED TO GET DONSZE IF NOT HUNDREDS OF APPLICANTS MANY HAD COLLEGE DEGREES. NOT ANYMORE. THE NUMBERS ARE SO EXTREMELY LOW THAT WE’RE FINNGDI A H