Florida program offers $5,000 bonus in attempt to recruit police officers amid shortage

by VICTORIA DE CARDENAS | WPEC

Mon, October 17th 2022, 11:34 PM UTC

FILE - Police officers from towns across Connecticut stand at the scene where two police officers were killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn. The deaths of two Connecticut police officers and the wounding of a third during an especially violent week for police across the U.S. fit into a grim pattern, law enforcement experts say. Even as the number of officers has dropped in the past two years, the number being targeted and killed has risen. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

An officer walks from the scene where multiple people were shot including police officers in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The shooting occurred early in the morning when a SWAT team attempted to serve a homicide warrant. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

OCT. 6, 2022 - To recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October, Asheville Police Department has a specially-marked SUV and its officers will wear a pink APD uniform patch. (Photo credit: WLOS staff)

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FILE - Police officers from towns across Connecticut stand at the scene where two police officers were killed, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Bristol, Conn. The deaths of two Connecticut police officers and the wounding of a third during an especially violent week for police across the U.S. fit into a grim pattern, law enforcement experts say. Even as the number of officers has dropped in the past two years, the number being targeted and killed has risen. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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