BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Down from its full complement of 154, Bethlehem Police Department currently has 14 vacant officer positions, Chief Michelle Kott told City Council on Tuesday.
And factoring in some officers away on long-term injury or military leave puts the department total in “the high 130s,” Kott said.
“The applicant pool is no longer a pool — it’s actually a puddle,” Kott said of the regional employment outlook for new officers…