Cleveland police continue to grapple with ongoing staffing shortages, which have impacted the force over the years.
News 5 has covered the extensive efforts to recruit the next class of cadets.
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Over the last year, the Cleveland Police Department rolled out two expedited hiring events, offering sign on bonuses and additional benefits to entice prospective candidates.
Cleveland police currently has 1,139 officers on the force, with a budgeted 1,350 officers for the entire department.
More than 80 recruits are currently enrolled in the two police academies, which graduate in April and in the fall.
This means Cleveland police is a little more than 84% staffed.
The department is now once again hosting a three-day-long expedited hiring event at city hall this weekend from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cleveland police say they’ve experienced such tremendous success with the prior hiring events that they plan to host expedited hiring events three times a year until staffing is full.