âExceptional candidates, top recruits, very qualified.â
Thatâs how Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King describes 10 new officers recently sworn in to his department.
King credits an âaggressive recruitment strategyâ for the new hires, as law enforcement agencies in general experience what he calls a âhiring crisis.â
- Advertisement - Many of them had multiple conditional offers from Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties, he said. This is not about just getting bodies â we wanted exceptional candidates.
The officers will fill spots created by retirements, both recent and anticipated in upcoming months, as well as bringing staffing levels up, King said.
UpdatedTue, Jan 5, 2021 at 1:25 pm ET
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Jordan Diggs of Montclair High School was named as one of the finalists in the 2020 Heart of a Giant Awards. (Photo: USA Football)
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ It s been a tough school year in Essex County. But there are plenty of stories that took place in 2020 that can offer a ray of sunshine in a dark time.
Catch up with the accomplishments of these awesome students and teachers in Essex County below. (Click the headlines to read articles)
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A math teacher who fell in love with the classroom earned a nod from state officials as the 2020-2021 teacher of the year in Essex County.