The most recent FOP Newsletter (August 2012) lists the retirements for April and May:
- April - 59
- May - 34
There are a smattering of bosses listed there, but the vast majority are Officers and Detectives.
Remember McCarthy's promise of hiring 500 officers this year, just to keep up with attrition? How big are those classes in the Academy at the moment?
- summer class - 42?
- 01 August - 34
And there have been more than a few who quit already. Is there anything else on the horizon? We haven't heard much. But the 70 recruits don't cover the 93 retirements just from April and May.
And how about the recent promotions? That's another 31 blue shirts gone.
And in the "Departed Brothers and Sisters" section, we spotted at least 3 names that seemed awfully young. We doubt they saw much retirement if any.
Something isn't adding up.
Something isn't adding up.