![]() “But oftentimes these community events, where people are here with their families, we will strike up conversations with people. “It's a very low-stress environment as opposed to like a job workshop or hiring event,” she said. ![]() Truscott maintains that it has helped and that the outreach, at events like Mondays, does too. RELATED: Seattle police announce change to shift schedules in order to combat staffing shortages Truscott said a pair of information seminars are being held through ZOOM instead of in person to account for people’s schedules and potential trepidation about a formal in-person event. She said the department has streamlined efforts to cut through the paperwork and moved most of the initial application collection online. Lauren Truscott who is part of the effort to recruit new officers to the Seattle Police Department (SPD). That’s beneficial for the police department,” said Sgt. It's an opportunity for us to rebuild those relationships. “With having lost so much with COVID-19, then also just a lot of the community connections that we had, I really feel grateful and honored to be invited to any community events to either recruit or even just be a presence. If not for the protests over policing in 2020, there may not have been the push to make June 19 an official observance. The food trucks and music to celebrate the nation’s newest national holiday didn’t hide the paradox. ![]() ![]() RELATED: Seattle police recruitment effort lagging, response to calls for service grows The display was part of the second annual Juneteenth celebration at Seattle’s Seward Park. In between it all were several uniformed police officers, gladly handing over their squad car speaker to the kids who strolled by. ![]()
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