Posted on 04/07/2023 6:51:32 AM PDT by Jacquerie
In one year, over 530 police officers have relocated to Florida from 48 states and U.S. territories to take advantage of Florida’s Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program.
On April 1 last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 3 into law, which included a wide range of law enforcement initiatives, including incentives to encourage both out-of-state residents and Floridians to join state and local law enforcement agencies. The recruitment program includes signing bonuses for every recruit, costs covered for training programs and relocation expenses, pay raises and $1,000 bonuses. It also created a Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program for children of law enforcement officers and adoption benefits for officers.
One year later, DeSantis announced that over 1,750 new recruits had joined Florida law enforcement agencies, each receiving $5,000 bonuses after taxes. Among them are 530 officers who relocated to Florida from other states and U.S. territories. Over 200 were from California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.
“I’m proud to announce that more than 1,750 new law enforcement officers have received bonuses through the Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program,” DeSantis said. In Florida, we know the invaluable service that law enforcement professionals provide our communities, and we’ve got their backs.”
In November 2021, DeSantis first invited police officers to relocate to Florida, saying to those in “NYPD, Minneapolis, Seattle, if you’re not being treated well, we’ll treat you better here: you fill important needs for us, and we’ll compensate you as a result.”
Shortly after his invitation, at least 14 NYPD officers left New York City to join the Lakeland Police Department, located near Tampa. They cited DeSantis’ recruitment plan and a hostile work environment in a city whose leadership they said turned its back on police.
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Not bad for a soros controlled GOPe rino deep state neocon.
Florida is the only place I have lived where the cops brought me ice to keep my fish cold while fishing off the bridge. I’m sure they were sizing me up in some way but that’s how you do it. There is an art to effectively policing the general public.
Yep. Hell, some folks thought Reagan was controlled by the deep state. I’m with Trump but I’m not going to entertain a deranged circular firing squad that tries to clear the field for all but one candidate.
“Florida sees 530 police officers relocate after DeSantis launches recruitment program”
Urinalists at it again? OR maybe it was on purpose to get clicks.
Maybe just me, but I immediately thought Florida police officers were relocating to other states.
Instead the exact OPPOSITE is the case.
Even our sleepy suburb in northern Virginia can’t fill 10 of 80 positions.
Talk about the exact OPPOSITE of “defund the police”.
You are blind.
Why are these cops moving from Texas to Florida? I can understand from other states.
/s/ 😏
It’s not just the cops......just in my town alone I see tons of Texas license plates......I’m not sure why either. 🤔
THANK GOD !
“I’m not going to entertain a deranged circular firing squad that tries to clear the field for all but one candidate”
Very well said.....some of the posts I see on FR nowadays is really sad.
Any libs lurking here have got to be laughing their asses off. SMH
I’m with you, to me it’s insane to kill other potential quality Republican Candidates, our side needs every single person we can get, we don’t have the luxury to sacrifice anyone.
Remember, no matter what Trump does if he wins reelection, he can only serve 4 years. What are the odds that during those 4 years, Trump would have a Republican House and Senate to get anything done.
Whatever Trump might get done via executive order would be completely undone the first time a Democrat becomes President.
We need dozens of Trump candidates for many years, not just one and hope for the best.
🙂
As far as I’m concerned, Big Daddy D (as he’s affectionately known as here) was Heaven sent.
ILLEGAL INVADERS & NO RESPECT FROM THE FEDS
$1,000 bonuses
What are the odds that during those 4 years, Trump would have a Republican House and Senate to get anything done.
We also live in Florida!!
Maybe those officers are from around the liberal parts of Texas and the rest of Texas is at capacity?
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