COLUMN: Hiring challenges remain for law enforcement in Salem area

Although hiring difficulties have eased for many employers, there’s at least one major exception – law enforcement employers like the Salem Police Department and Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Here’s just one bit of evidence locally: Deputy Chief Brandon Ditto of the police department’s support division said in a recent interview that a few years ago it was common to receive several hundred applications for a recruitment. Now fewer than one hundred are received.

Ditto, a…