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LAPD among law enforcement agencies nationwide facing a “historic crisis” in police staffing
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Los Angeles is one of the major cities struggling to recruit and hire new officers, as staffing levels hit their lowest mark in more than two decades. LAPD Interim Police Chief Dominic Choi says while emergency calls like crimes in progress have not been affected, non-emergency response times have grown. NBC News' Lester Holt reports.
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