STOCKTON — The Stockton Police Department has made 61 hires so far this year, marking the most for the department in a year since 2018.
Just a few years ago, the department had 100 officer vacancies. As of early July, they sit at just over half that.
Just over a year ago, the department had 353 sworn officers. As of Wednesday, that number is up to 372. City records show that the last time the department was near this number was in April 2015…