LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Same officers, different badges.

As concerns grow, one point is resonating with City Council and the Laredo Police Department: Laredo trains them, but other agencies take them.

And this past week, city leaders looked to answer one question: What will it take to keep them?

“And as everyone is aware, Laredo, like everyone else, is at a crossroads when it comes to addressing public safety,” Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño said in his opening remarks at a special-called city council meeting .

That declaration set the tone for last Tuesday’s meeting, which called to address a growing concern: improving officer retention in the Laredo Police Department.

Inside a City Hall chamber filled to capacity, a crowd of officers, police leaders, and community partners urged th

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