We are at least 200 officers short of properly protecting our city and it isnt getting any better as we cant even fill half of an academy. Of a recent academy that graduated 50, only 13 officers remain with the city! We are in crisis mode and the Mayor is in spin mode as it is the approach of him and the Council majority that is destroying one of the finest police departments in the nation. Dont listen to the words of politicians, read the article and just look at the numbers. The POA may have some influence but they dont have the power of keeping officers from coming to and staying with the SJPD if it is a quality place to work. But, the Mayor continues to point the fingers at everyone but himself. After all, theres an election coming up and they need to convince the residents of the city that crime isnt an issue and everything is fine. Ask yourself, is your neighborhood feel safer now than it did 4 years ago? 8 years ago? To say were in free fall would be an understatement, said Officer James Gonzales, board member of the San Jose Police Officers Association. He noted that so far this year, 54 officers have resigned from the force -- usually for other police jobs -- 30 have retired, 60 are in the process of retiring and more are retirement-eligible in January. Some of the retirements were long anticipated as baby boomer hires reached their eligibility; less forecast was the resignation rate for middle-career officers. For each of the past three years, at least 100 total officers have departed.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:11:43 +0000
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