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On a recent Thursday, three Vancouver police officers stood around a table at a law enforcement hiring fair near Portland.
The officers handed out lip balm, hand sanitizer bottles, pens and tote bags labeled “JOIN VPD” to potential applicants at their table, which displayed a department surveillance drone in front of flashy marketing videos designed to bring in job applications.
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