This economy has taken many people's jobs, but one woman is retiring early in hopes of saving other people's jobs. According to News 10, the Stockton California Deputy Police Chief Tammie Murrell retired yesterday, a couple months early, in order to avoid up to 66 layoffs in the police department. "By eliminating my salary, it saves on the other end," Murrell said to the news source. "We're facing unprecedented times, looking at layoffs for a number of police officers. The fact that my going saves on the other end weighs in my decision. Losing 66 police officers in our department will be devastating... it's putting the community at risk." The city of Stockton will have a new budget on July 1, and depending on how negotiations go, the number of police layoffs with vary. Murrell started her career in law enforcement as a police cadet when she was 17, before working for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department, according to the news source. When she moved to the Stockton Police Department, she soon became the department's first female deputy chief. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of police officers is expected to grow by 10% between 2008 and 2018.  |