Wyoming sheriff’s recruiting campaign gets nationwide attention
- Wyoming sheriff says he's seen recruiting shortage
- His ad campaign targets frustrated officers in other areas
- Sheriff says he's getting applications from across the US, world
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(NewsNation) — A sheriff in Wyoming is getting creative to try and combat what he says is a recruiting shortage.
Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak says his agency’s latest ad campaign has gotten a “very positive” reception, especially from the local community.
One tagline, “Work in Wyoming, where breaking the law is still illegal,” got so much attention the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office reached out to officials in Colorado to see if they could do some recruiting in that area as well. They recently put up a billboard with the tagline in Denver for National Police Week.
“We hear that officers there are frustrated,” Kozak said.
Now, the department is getting applications from “all over the country,” the sheriff said Monday on “Morning in America.” He said his office has even received inquiries from as far away as Japan and Australia.
“Our target was originally Colorado, but we’re getting just a massive amount of applications from all over,” Kozak said. “So, this is great news for us.”