Baltimore police launch ‘comeback story’ recruitment campaign
By: Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Police Department wants to recruit officers to “Be a Part of the Greatest Comeback Story in America.”
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced a new $200,000 marketing campaign Monday that they hope will help fill the department’s ranks, particularly with more women, minorities and city residents.
“It’s no secret that we need more police officers on the street to help make Baltimore a safer city and to reduce the burden on our existing officers,” Harrison said at a news conference. Starting salaries for new officers are $53,512, but the total pay can increase drastically with the department’s liberal use of overtime.
