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Nearly A Dozen Police Have Left City Department Amid National Wave Of Quitting Cops Nearly A Dozen Police Have Left City Department Amid National Wave Of Quitting Cops
Nearly A Dozen Police Have Left City Department Amid National Wave Of Quitting Cops About 10 police officers have departed from a Western Massachusetts city following "defund the police" budget cuts over the summer. And another 11 officers have put in an application for employment in other departments. The exodus marks a problem with morale at the Northampton Police Department in the wake of calls to “defund the police,” subsequent budget cuts, and protests against law enforcement, Chief Jody Kasper told MassLive. Cuts were announced in June when city officials were hammering out the annual budget. The police department’s proposed $6.7 million budget was reduced by 10 p…

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by Kristin Palpini