CMPD recruits are shown during a class video before the recruits were sworn in as officers in 2014. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department remains short of officers — a problem its spokeswoman ...

Cities across America are dealing with a national police shortage, and many are turning to innovative solutions to alleviate the pressure—including sending alternate responses through tools like the ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — 7News has been covering the ongoing police shortage in Fairfax County as the county has seen increases in some crimes since 2020. In 2022, 7News was the first to report ...

EVERETT — The 911 calls pile up, backup is often scarce and rookie Everett Police officer Ruben Oviedo is learning fast what it means to patrol an understaffed city. From 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., about three ...