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Police forces get aggressive, creative to recruit officers

Law enforcement agencies across the region look to find and retain new officers with a heightened sense of urgency.


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Jordan Poulos came to Bradenton Police from Illinois in 2022 after 15 years working for the Chicago Police Department and the DeKalb Police Department.
Jordan Poulos came to Bradenton Police from Illinois in 2022 after 15 years working for the Chicago Police Department and the DeKalb Police Department.
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When a law enforcement hiring expo was held in the Chicago last October, there were some (way) out of town guests: a pair of Bradenton police officers. The duo drove all the way north, some 1,200 miles, to recruit some experienced Illinois cops.

The Bradenton cops were not turned away because the expo wasn't actually limited to Illinois police agencies.

 


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