Police union fears for public safety amid Gresham PD staffing shortage

Gresham police officers reporting for duty Thursday are aware of something most people in the community probably are not aware of. "You have a lot of officers leaving law enforcement in general, quitting, saying it's not worth it," Thomas Walker said. Walker, president of the Gresham Police Officers' Association, told KGW that the Gresham Police Department (GPD) is currently down about a dozen of its 127 allotted officers. Walker said even more are expected to leave in the coming months. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loca... Subscribe:    / kgwnews8   Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect