LAPD Asks Retired Officers to Return Amid Staffing Shortage

LAPD Asks Retired Officers to Return Amid Staffing Shortage
Police recruits attend their graduation ceremony at Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters in Los Angeles, on July 8, 2016. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) effort to solve a staffing shortage by asking retired cops to return to service is falling short as hundreds file paperwork to leave or retire, according to a union representing the department’s officers.

The department expects 600 officers to leave next year—about a 20 percent increase since 2022.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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