• TRUMBULL BENEFITS AND STARTING POLICE OFFICER SALARY
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• Anthem Blue Cross/ Blue Shield medical coverage
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan
• Optical Plan
• Life Insurance
• Retirement package after 25 years of service
• College stipend
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 12 paid vacation days after 1-7 completed years of service (pro-rated 1 day per month for year 1), 18 days after 7 years, 24 days after 15 years, and 30 days after 20 years
• Unlimited sick leave with full pay
• Shift differential pay
• Yearly clothing allowance, plus uniform trade-in
• Annual Salary: Per the current contract, an Officer’s starting salary is $42,314 which increases to $54,528 after 12 months and $59,305 after 24 months.

AVON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Starting salary with the Avon Police Department is $53,350 .00 and with a Bachelor’s Degree the salary increases to $55, 800.00 with full medical benefits. Individuals hired will be paid while completing police recruitment training. All uniforms and equipment will be provided by the department. Avon has 35 officers and a population of 17,000

BLOOMFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Entry-Level Starting Salary: $ 56,370 with an excellent benefit package. Unfortunately they did not specify what this excellent benefit package entails.

NEW HAVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT

• Comprehensive medical coverage for each officer and his or her family.
• Competitive starting salary of $38,394 while in the academy.
• Salary increases to $58,914 after successful completion of three years of employment.
• Generous twenty-year retirement plan.
• Paid life insurance policy.
• Twelve paid holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Uniforms and equipment provided.
• University tuition reduction and competitive scholarships available.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT NUMBERS DOWN

Courtesy of The New York Post
Nearly 1,100 police recruits graduated from the Police Academy recently - a “cause for concern” because the NYPD is still below its authorized head count, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

“They’re an excellent class. They’re a very diverse class, very representative of this city. So we’re very proud of it,” Kelly said after the Madison Square Garden ceremony.

“But the class could have been at least a thousand more officers in terms of our ability to fund them, to pay for them,” he said. “So that’s a cause for concern.”

Kelly said the department now has about 35,700 cops, including yesterday’s 1,097 new officers.

Another 800 officers are expected to graduate this summer. Still, the department’s authorized head count is 37,838.

Kelly blamed the city’s low starting salary - $25,100 for new cops.

“Our numbers are clear: We had no issue recruiting when the salary was competitive, $40,000 in 2005,” he said.

“When the salary went down, that’s when our challenges set in.”