Just get all the dads with 16 year old daughters to patrol the county. No one would dare step out of line.
He's clearly fed up with the council and tired of trying to work things out and pushing his deputies to the max and has drawn a line in the sand to get the council to pony up more salary $. Can't say I blame him.Seems like rather than leaving an entire block of time completely uncovered it would be better to cut back some across the entire day.
If you're already poorly paid, messing with hours probably won't help muchWonder how many deputies are assigned to the office from 8a-4p and off weekends ?
Wonder how many deputies are assigned to the office from 8a-4p and off weekends ?
I agree. What I was getting at is most of the departments in my area load up the office during the week and the street numbers suffer at times.If you're already poorly paid, messing with hours probably won't help much
Salem has a Police Department. Campbellsburg has a Town Marshall, I figure Pekin has a Town Marshall as well. Hardinsburg is no longer a town, Fredricksburg was no longer a town back in the 90s.The “rural“ people are on our own. Always have been it would take a deputy an hour to get to some places in the southern counties.
You better arm yourself.
Wonder how many deputies are assigned to the office from 8a-4p and off weekends ?
If you're already poorly paid, messing with hours probably won't help much
Wasn't glossing over intentionally I was asking my question based on past experience and observation. The trend is to pack the office full and creating positions with most being a political payback. I hope this isn't the case in Washington County, sounds like it's not.The part of the article you glossed over Peacekeeper is how his staff is currently displaced - out on disability, on partial schedule, 3 open spots, active staff working longer than safe shifts.
foszoe, you are correct. Washington county is below average pay compared to surrounding nearby counties. He can't keep help, let alone recruit new talent.
This bothers me alot. Not for my safety, but for my retired neighbor lady, and all the other residents of Owen county that don't have the necessary means to protect themselves and their loved ones when things go bad. I said Owen county because that is where we plan to "retire" to as soon as we can and they are potentially in the same boat. I first saw this article on social media where an Owen county resident posted it and warned "Be careful, this could be us next!" Rural counties have a challenge on many fronts: Infrastructure, Roads, Law Enforcement, etc. Because a majority of the residents have lower incomes and the county cannot collect enough taxes to fund the rising costs of those basic services. We all know inciting the government to step in and help is really not a sustainable solution. So this topic bothers me alot because I don't know how it can be fixed under the current economic circumstances.
Like Brad said - "You better arm yourself".
It's not just ISP, look at the cush suburban PDs around Indy, although I'm sure they mostly pull from IMPD.This started when the state increased the starting salary for State Police officers to $70,000. Then the State Police started actively recruiting current officers from small local departments that couldn't compete with that pay.
It's not just that, but the extremely low population many rural counties have. When you have less than 30k residents for an entire county (much of it with a low assessed value - ag land), there isn't enough people paying into the pot, let alone their lower income.The part of the article you glossed over Peacekeeper is how his staff is currently displaced - out on disability, on partial schedule, 3 open spots, active staff working longer than safe shifts.
foszoe, you are correct. Washington county is below average pay compared to surrounding nearby counties. He can't keep help, let alone recruit new talent.
This bothers me alot. Not for my safety, but for my retired neighbor lady, and all the other residents of Owen county that don't have the necessary means to protect themselves and their loved ones when things go bad. I said Owen county because that is where we plan to "retire" to as soon as we can and they are potentially in the same boat. I first saw this article on social media where an Owen county resident posted it and warned "Be careful, this could be us next!" Rural counties have a challenge on many fronts: Infrastructure, Roads, Law Enforcement, etc. Because a majority of the residents have lower incomes and the county cannot collect enough taxes to fund the rising costs of those basic services. We all know inciting the government to step in and help is really not a sustainable solution. So this topic bothers me alot because I don't know how it can be fixed under the current economic circumstances.
Like Brad said - "You better arm yourself".
Like I needed another reason to dislike Doug Carter.This started when the state increased the starting salary for State Police officers to $70,000. Then the State Police started actively recruiting current officers from small local departments that couldn't compete with that pay.