Massillon Considers a New Policy to Find More Police Recruits

Ideastream Public Media | By Mitch Felan

Published June 14, 2018 at 5:02 PM EDT

The Massillon Police Department is considering accepting new recruits who have not yet attended a police academy. Police Chief Keith Moser says he is looking into the policy, which he says would give the new recruits a lower starting wage but pay for their training.

Moser says candidates would still be required to pass background checks, the Civil Service exam and the department’s other requirements.

“I think we’ve got a pretty good process down right now to where we’re hiring the right kind of people, we just need to find more of them,” he said.

Massillon City Council would be required to approve the change.

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Mitch Felan is a news intern for WKSU. He is a multimedia journalist with experience in print, television, radio and visual journalism. Felan is a junior at Kent State University, working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Multimedia Journalism. During the school year, Felan works for Kent State Student Media in TV2, The Kent Stater, and KentWired. He will be serving as the Digital Director for Kent State University's Student Media Newsroom in the Fall.

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