In recent years, the department has been bringing in about 20 officers between the two academies it hosts each year but was losing 40 to 50 a year due to retirements, terminations and separations for other reasons, Chattanooga Police Chief John Chambers said. "So you're in this deficit every single year between 20 and 30. That compounds year after year after year," Chambers said, "and we were feeling it." ✍️: Kailee Shores 📸: Larry Sullivan II #tennessee #CPD #nooga #mychatt #timesfreepress #local #community #city