"It's something you have to be passionate about," [Bradley Hess] said, adding being a police officer is not "just a job."

"The return you get is you're making a difference in your community, in someone's life," [Dan Duffy] said. Thinking of police work that way, he said, makes it a "noble" profession. A police officer, he said, is involved in someone's life when they are going through a rough time and the officer has an opportunity to do something positive for them.

"You don't go to the hospital and expect a part-time doctor. You're dealing with events in people's lives that may affect them the rest of their lives," [David Pavelko] said. "Give (police) more time to dedicate to their work with one department."