not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTexas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to communitywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1466arrow-down13
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minus-squarePineRune@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·7 days agoMy local Township police department was closed down after the vote to renew the millage (taxes to fund it) failed over a decade ago. Now we just have the local County police coming through instead.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoNot every little town needs its own police department. Shame about how that gets them covered by elected sheriffs instead.
My local Township police department was closed down after the vote to renew the millage (taxes to fund it) failed over a decade ago. Now we just have the local County police coming through instead.
Not every little town needs its own police department. Shame about how that gets them covered by elected sheriffs instead.