- The New York Police Department has hired its largest recruit class in five years, welcoming 1,635 cadets to the police academy, the department announced.
The new recruits were welcomed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly during a Wednesday ceremony. Commissioner Kelly administered the oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony inside the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College.
"Whether this is your second career or your first job out of college, your skills and life experience are invaluable to our mission of reducing crime, defending against terrorism, and forging cooperative relationships with the people we serve," said Commissioner Kelly. "I look forward to joining Mayor Bloomberg this winter to celebrate your graduation."
Anyone know if the NYPD is suffering the same shortages we are and what their rate of retirements is compared to ours?