Like police departments around the state and the country, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department is short of officers – in the case of ACC, some 50 sworn cops and another 17 communications officers.
But, that might change in the coming years, thanks to a $1.65 million dollar grant from the state of Georgia, which police officials plan to use to provide a $10,000 dollar hiring bonus to new officers.
WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with ACC Police Chief Jerry Saulters to talk about the new hiring bonuses and the challenges of policing in Athens-Clarke County.
