Struggling to Retain and Recruit New Officers, Police Departments Are Offering Big Bonuses

Police departments across the country are struggling with recruiting new officers and retaining their current force as we are seeing a rise in violent crime and a line of work that has lost its popularity.  To attract more recruits, departments are adjusting standards to fill vacancies which has already led to some problems and boosting up signing bonuses.  In Redding, California, the signing bonus was $40,000, more than half an entire year’s starting salary.  Zusha Elinson, national reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how law enforcement agencies are trying to attract new cops.

Next, Uber has a courier service called Uber Connect, where you can have a package picked up at one location and delivered to another.  Drivers don’t know what’s inside the package, but some suspect they may be being used to transport drugs and other prohibited items.  Drivers can cancel deliveries, but some feel compelled to go through with suspicious deliveries for safety concerns since customers often have your first name, photo, license plate, and vehicle description.  David Ingram, tech reporter at NBC News, spoke to Uber Connect drivers who were worried about being used as drug mules.

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