Police say passerby may have saved life of LMPD officer attacked by homeless man

No. It's not a given that you will be rehired simply based on the fact that you received a letter. There were individuals in both of the earlier rehire classes that got a letter, went through the process and were not hired. Ignore the detractors and don't allow anybody other than your immediate family to influence your decision. 54 grand is really nothing to sneeze at.

Guess it all depends. If you ruffled some feathers and left on bad terms, probably not.

I just got another letter. I laughed so hard again that I ripped the stitches from last time. Please don't send another. It's killings me.