A long-time law enforcement officer is trading one badge for another.Officer Matt Hermsmeier recently retired from the Quincy ...

North Carolina police chiefs and sheriffs are urging lawmakers to allow veteran officers to retain their badges ... benefit for law enforcement. King, a father of a 15-year-old, retired at 51.

From 2019 to 2023, nearly 50,100 new officers were sworn in while 56,000 retired or resigned, according to law enforcement agencies that responded to a survey from the Police Executive Research Forum.

As law enforcement agencies across the state face staffing challenges, police chiefs and sheriffs are lobbying North Carolina legislators to allow veteran officers to keep their badges and ...