The Housing For Hires program offers to contribute up to $1,000 toward LAPD recruits' rents.
The key, says Captain Aaron McCraney of LAPD's Employment & Recruitment Division, is that it has recruits living in the city of Los Angeles.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: LAPD Chief Michel Moore says the department needs more than 170 officers to meet its budgeted target.Under Housing for Hires, if a unit rents at $2,500 a month, the recruit pays up to $1,500. The LAPD Foundation pays the other $1,000.
After 2020, calls to defund the police and rising crime, Soboroff says this message to potential officers matters. "The message is we care," he said. He added the LAPD gets a lot of interest, including from out of state, but people can't afford to live here. "We want it to go big enough, like body cams, that the city takes over and expands funding," he said "In this program, we will show that it works and is worth it."at home with his parents.
The 25-year-old currently works in retail. He says he wants to become a police officer because he and significant others have been victims of crime. "I really hate seeing that, and I want to be able to help them."that I have read and agree