Stafford sheriff has plan to keep deputies
January 31, 2010 | Virginia News
Some of the things that make Stafford County attractive for job seekers--proximity to Washington, D.C., the Pentagon and Quantico--are challenges for Sheriff Charles Jett.
The Stafford Sheriff's Office, with a staff of 162, hired 18 new deputies last year. Jett said that those 18 came from an applicant pool of 1,983.
While finding deputies is not a problem, keeping them is. Once they are trained and have field experience, they become hot commodities.
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