Police, fire recruits are on hold. Budget squeeze delays training.

Uhhh, excuse me - so officers DON'T drive their cars to the county line and park 'em? That's the point, they ARE assigned, even if you don't get to drive them all the way home, and you do have them available for off-duty, etc. (In many places around the U.S., officers have to live in their jurisdiction, so at least you do get to live out of county if you choose to do so.)