City of Las Vegas calling officers out of retirement to fill vacant positions [Video]

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The City of Las Vegas is calling on retired Nevada law enforcement officers to fill open positions in their Department of Public Safety.

About 20% of their Deputy City Marshal positions are vacant, according to the department’s Chief Jason Potts.

Potts says they, like many other departments in the country, are having trouble recruiting and retaining officers.

They’re offering retired law enforcement officers a $10,000 bonus for joining the deputy city marshals for two years. He’s optimistic this plan will work and so are several retired law enforcement officers FOX5 spoke to.

“They say law enforcement is a calling, and I truly believe it is,” Retired Officer Dave Compson says.

Compson served 25 years as an officer in Southern Nevada. He says he looked forward to his retirement but with inflation and the rising cost of living, he says he’s ready to come back.

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