JUST IN: The Phoenix City Council has approved a proposal to give new police recruits a huge salary increase to keep up with a competitive job market and ease its officer shortage. The change makes Phoenix officers the highest paid in the state.
This would make the Phoenix Police Department the highest-paid law enforcement agency in the state.
Under the plan, new police recruits would start at more than $68,000 a year. The current starting salary is just under $49,000 a year. The nearly $20 million in raises would come from the department's existing budget. This comes amid a U.S. Dept. of Justice investigation over allegations of excessive use of force by officers, retaliation against protestors and discriminatory practices.
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