Police chief addresses crime and sign-on bonuses

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Police and Fire committee met last week to hear a report from Blytheville Chief of Police Ross Thompson. Thompson reported that the department is currently staffed at 31 officers with a budget of 40. Recently, Thompson has been exploring different methods to help recruit certified officers to the Blytheville Police Department. During last month's committee meeting, the committee requested that Thompson look into the possibility of the BPD offering sign-on bonuses. He presented a rough idea for what that might look like to the committee.

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