Report says police officers need raises
April 17, 2008 | Virginia News
Without $3.7 million, audit says, Chestefield County will continue losing officers
Chesterfield County would need to spend $3.7 million to bring its police department in line with area localities in officer pay and compensation, according to an internal report released yesterday.
If the problem isn't fixed soon, the report says, the department will continue to lose officers to other law-enforcement agencies and the private sector.
The department has hired 289 officers since 2001 but lost 215 officers, during that same period -- with a large majority leaving voluntarily for reasons other than retirement, the report says.
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