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Eureka Police Department highlights wellness, pay and training as it plans 2025 move
Summary
Eureka Police Department officers outlined recruitment priorities — including mental-health counseling, a fitness facility in a new building, competitive health coverage and retirement benefits — and described training opportunities and the stresses officers face.
Michael Worges, captain of the Eureka Police Department, told listeners the department is pitching itself to prospective recruits by emphasizing wellness programs, training and benefits as it prepares to move into a new facility in early 2025.
"Here at the Eureka Police Department, we believe in being everyone's police," Captain Michael Worges said, adding that officers must be "fair" and "impartial" when delivering justice. He told listeners that an "average officer is exposed to almost 200 critical incidents over the course of their career," while "an average person might experience 2 or 3," and said…
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