With calls up and staffing down, Jeffco sheriff’s office tries new tactics to recruit deputies
By Alliyah Sims | Fox31
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) —The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office hopes an extra $5,000 will help with recruitment efforts.
It’s a part of a new initiative to address staffing shortages.
“All law enforcement agencies, police departments, sheriff’s offices — it doesn’t matter. There’s a challenge right now with staffing. It’s been going on really since 2020. A lot of people left the industry and getting more people to apply has been hard for all of us,” Mark Techmeyer, director of Public Affairs with JCSO.
He says the sheriff’s office has just around 800 deputies when the agency is fully staffed.
“Right now, we’re about 94% staffing for the department overall. We have about 35 openings in our sworn positions. That’s deputies that work in our detent...