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kyreb1862

kyreb1862

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Last year I was elected Chairman of our reenactment board. Part of the project our reenactment board has taken on has been the reconstruction of a village that once stood on the site. Sometime in the last couple of days someone tried to break into one of our buildings. We called the local Sheriffs department to come and check out the scene. They arrived and didn't even bother to get out of their car. A friend of mine asked them if they wanted to check for fingerprints and the Deputy replied "We're not CSI buddy." At they point they finished writing their report and left. Thank you Barney Fife!
 
John...ya gotta look at what you've got on that force...they ain't th' cream of th' crop!
 
tony barnhill said:
John...ya gotta look at what you've got on that force...they ain't th' cream of th' crop!
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Like most rural police departments, the pay is not that great, so the young idealistic types that join the force don't last long. Most of the time the new recruits leave in search of better pay and what you are left with is a bunch of guys who have never had a job in the public sector and remain as Deputies because thats all they know how to do.
 
I can understand the frustration that they didn't do much... but was there a real likelihood that more effort would not have been futile?

They didn't do much, but, realistically, what did thay have to go with? Any witnesses?

And you say someone TRIED to break in... was anyone injured, property stolen or significantly damaged?

If it is a rural force that's underfunded and understaffed, maybe they (and the public generally) would be better off devoting those limited resources to more serious crimes and those with greater potential for an effective investigation and resolution. It's a matter of priorities and not just competence.

I'm sure that's exactly what the local Sheriff would say, though you probably wouldn't like hearing it from them... or me, either.
 
Have to say I have had nothing but positive experiences with our small town (pop. 5,000) police force. Main reason for turn-over is boredom.

Our local newspaper, the Carlisle Mosquito" has the "police log" for the past week. Usual stuff - folks locked out of their vehicles, reported hang-up phone calls, road kill in the street etc.

My favorite from a couple of weeks ago:

"Police were called when a resident complained that the letters in the sign outside the Public Library had been rearranged to spell an obscene phrase".

And I did not even get to see it!

Rob
 
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