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State's struggle to hire could make NC less safe

The agency that keeps North Carolina safe is struggling to find enough people to do the job. Vacancy rates at the Department of Public Safety - from troopers who patrol the roads to officers who guard the prisons - are in the double digits, with thousands of positions going unfilled.
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The agency that keeps North Carolina safe is struggling to find enough people to do the job. Vacancy rates at the Department of Public Safety - from troopers who patrol the roads to officers who guard the prisons - are in the double digits, with thousands of positions going unfilled.

Reporter : Matt Talhelm
Photographer : Jamie Munden
Posted 2022-11-11T17:48:57-0500 - Updated 2022-11-11T17:48:57-0500