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 the entire shortfall.

The mayor also announced the suspension of the Police Academy scheduled to begin in June.

This not the only Police Academy that is reported to have fallen victim to budget cuts.  The New York City Police Academy or NYPD Academy, has recently fallen victim  to budget cuts as well.

It seems as though training is the first thing to go in a bad eceonmy and budget cuts.