Deputy City Manager: Mike Mathews Police Chief: Phil Smith
Roswell Police Department
Recruiting The recruiting division had a productive year for 2019, we hired 20 new officers for 2019. We had a total of 74 applicants test for police recruit, 17 were hired. Out of the 17 police recruits hired, 8 completed the academy, 2 were eliminated while in the academy, 2 additional were injured while at the academy, and one was injured prior to attending the academy. The remaining police recruits hired, resigned and or resigned in lieu of termination. The recruiting division hired 3 Lateral Police Officers for the year, 2 are currently still employed. The following are the 5 year comparison total numbers:
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