Philly Prime Podcast 88

The Philadelphia Police Department's dwindling ranks and a pressing need to quickly recruit more qualified officers leads to a big move to beef up the number of police of the streets of Philly.

Captain John Walker is now charged with over hauling the recruitment of new officers. He joins us to discuss attracting new candidates to join the police academy. Who is the department looking for, what impact can new officers have and just how fast can the city fill the ranks to get the PPD back to full strength.

It's all on the Philly Prime Podcast this week.