ALBANY, NY – Pulling the State Police out of Stewart Airport in Newburgh isn’t the only way the agency is looking to save money in these tough economic times.
There is currently no class of new state troopers at the police academy in Albany and there is not likely to be one any time soon, said State Police spokesman Lt. Glenn Miner.
“The police academy itself will not close; we still do in-service training and conduct training; however, we do not currently have a recruit class going through the academy and it …

The Wilmington Police Academy in Delaware is the most recent Police academy that has fallen victim to budget cuts.
WDEL reports:
A projected $9-million budget shortfall for the city of Wilmington has forced Mayor Baker to implement cost-saving measures.

Effective March 1st, the city will impose a hiring freeze, and halt all non-essential overtime and travel. The mayor’s also creating a voluntary furlough program, giving employees unpaid time off, while allowing city departments to stay up and running.
Chief of Staff Bill Montgomery says the cuts are a good start, but won’t erase …

It seems that training is the always the first thing that is effected in Police Work when budget cuts start to effect a Police Department.
The New York City Police Department plans to cancel a 2010 police NYPD Police Academy Class because of budget cuts.
At a City Council public safety committee meeting Tuesday, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that there will be no police academy next January to meet the city’s mandate that the department decrease their ranks by 1,000 officers.
That would bring the head count in the nation’s largest …