Dallas police aim to hire more officers this year
The Dallas Police Department is working to increase its ranks while balancing academy staffing with maintaining officers on patrol, Interim Chief Michael Igo told the city council on Monday.
Dallas council members recommend increased hiring goals for new police officers
The council’s public safety committee on Monday voted 3-2 to move forward a proposal of hiring 325 new officers by the end of September instead of 250.
Dallas committee voted to reduce police hiring goal
Dallas is considering lowering the city's hiring goal for police officers. The Dallas Public Safety Committee is recommending a new target number.
Dallas Public Safety Committee recommends new police officer hiring goal
"I've said before, you don't order a Dallas police officer off of Amazon," said Council Member Gay Donnell Willis of the difficulty of increasing DPD hiring numbers.
City council committee wants to scale back Dallas police hiring goal amid push for more officers
The original proposal would have directed the city manager to boost the hiring goal from 250 new officers to 400 for the current fiscal year. But on Monday, the Dallas Public Safety Committee recommended a lower target of 325 new hires.
City of Dallas leaders to discuss hiring goals for police department
City of Dallas leaders are set to discuss whether to recommend the city boost its hiring goals for police officers this year. Here's what that means.
Dallas is ready to raise the bar for police recruiters, but what's reasonable?
Council member Cara Mendelsohn said while the city's population has grown over the last decade, its police force has shrunk.
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