This graduating class earns their badges at a time when staffing has been a major problem for IMPD..
INDIANAPOLIS — Twenty-three new recruits took an oath to protect and serve Friday, becoming the latest class of rookie officers to join the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The city boosted pay for first year officers to nearly $72,000 a year, but still struggles to fill several hundred open positions. Police departments across the nation are having similar problems finding, recruiting and keeping officers. Staffing shortages have been reported in cities including Atlanta, San Francisco, Memphis and Portland.
In a speech, newly minted Officer Adam Fike expressed the hope and optimism he and his classmates share.
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