Someone has to be the first to reach out.

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.

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