‘We can’t compete with that’: Tacoma PD offering signing bonus as staffing crisis continues at sheriff’s office

Staffing levels at the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office are increasingly at risk as the Tacoma Police Department offers a lucrative incentive to attract deputies.

Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carly Cappetto confirmed that two deputies recently resigned to take other jobs, presumably with the Tacoma Police Department, although she declined to name the agency.

“We have a lot of rumors going around that more are leaving, and we’ve had a handful say that they will be leaving,” Cappetto said. “But until we actually see a resignation letter, we can’t confirm how many are leaving.”…

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