Denver police struggling to fill recruitment classes, falling short of Mayor Johnston's 2024 budget goal

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Denver police struggling to fill recruitment classes, falling short of Mayor Johnston's 2024 budget goal
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DENVER — Recruiting efforts for Denver police are falling short of Mayor Mike Johnston's 2024 budget goals.Right now, the department has three recruit classes planned for the year, with a chance for a fourth, according to Doug Schepman with the Denver Police Department .

This is an effort to meet Mayor Johnston's goal of adding 167 new officers to combat the city's rise in crime rates.Schepman said DPD is authorized to have a maximum of 1,639 officers, and as of March 22, they had 1,515.

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