I haven't been to a place in this country where agencies aren't concerned about the number and quality of their officers.

It does not look like Virginia Beach is outside the norm by any means. They are caught in a bind.

And they don't have to work nights, and they don't have to work weekends and face danger.

We have a hard sell.

When you have single officers in vehicles, a lack of backup, slower response time, cuts in prevention programs and fewer school resource officers, things obviously could be affected.

Someone has to be the first to reach out.