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Town's entire police department quits
WNEM.com ^ | Jun 03, 2014 | Brianna Owczarzak

Posted on 06/06/2014 3:50:53 AM PDT by Daffynition

UNIONVILLE, MI (WNEM) -

Unionville has its own school system, flower shop, and bar - but a police department is missing in the Tuscola County community.

A thumb-area town is left without any police after the two-person department quit, leaving a glaring hole in the community.

Village resident Bob Hare said he was upset to learn that both of the town's police officers resigned last week. Village officials said the former officers turned in a resignation letter citing irreconcilable differences between them and the village council.

"I think we need some protection around here," Hare said.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnem.com ...


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1 posted on 06/06/2014 3:50:53 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

It wouldn’t surprise me the Village Council issued them some very ridiculous Rules of Law Enforcement to follow.


2 posted on 06/06/2014 3:53:53 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Young recruits


3 posted on 06/06/2014 3:55:48 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Gaffer

Boss Hogg situation?


4 posted on 06/06/2014 3:56:45 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: Daffynition

There’s still law enforcement at the state and county levels, and if the village police department was only comprised of two people, I find it hard to believe that their resignation would cause any real issues.


5 posted on 06/06/2014 4:01:09 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Daffynition

One less speed trap in the world.


6 posted on 06/06/2014 4:02:00 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Daffynition

Time to activate the local militia.

That’s what it’s for.


7 posted on 06/06/2014 4:03:27 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Fresh Wind

I’m thinkin’ only good will come of this.


8 posted on 06/06/2014 4:05:39 AM PDT by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Jonty30

Don’t really know. But it wouldn’t surprise me. I don’t know if this is a Democrat area or conservative....but it isn’t a lie that Democrats in charge can be capricious, officious and absolute, even when it is against the law.


9 posted on 06/06/2014 4:10:47 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
My little town doesn't have any police either. We'll live.

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10 posted on 06/06/2014 4:10:51 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Gaffer

Probably. Most tiny police departments like that are pretty decent once they’re trained in local norms.


11 posted on 06/06/2014 4:12:48 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Daffynition

Were the two cops upset because the town wouldn’t cover the cost of their steroid injections? Or did they want to buy some cool assault gear and the mayor said no?


12 posted on 06/06/2014 4:13:41 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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There were no more dogs left to shoot?


13 posted on 06/06/2014 4:16:56 AM PDT by Craftmore
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To: cripplecreek

My experience, too. My town’s police force is pretty decent. No Rambos or SWAT wannabe’s.


14 posted on 06/06/2014 4:26:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

We had 5 cops and were all on a first name basis with them. I used to take my dog and go down and have coffee with the chief a couple of times per week.

We really couldn’t afford them and an outside group of idiots put a lot of money into getting rid of the. Personally I suspect they had to be eliminated to avoid standing in the way of the Feds Hutaree raid.


15 posted on 06/06/2014 4:34:30 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Daffynition

A police department that only has two officers probably doesn’t need any. I’m sure the county sheriff or state police can pick up the slack.


16 posted on 06/06/2014 4:41:09 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: cripplecreek

There is nothing good about “Federal”.


17 posted on 06/06/2014 4:41:24 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

The locals wouldn’t have gone in with flash bangs, assault teams, tactical vehicles, and choppers. The chief would have just gone down there and knocked on the door and asked what was going on.

Instead the taxpayers spent millions for a big militia raid, federal trial, and acquittals.


18 posted on 06/06/2014 4:47:25 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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:: it isn’t a lie that Democrats in charge can be capricious, officious and absolute ::

Your stellar vocabulary deserves a graphic!


19 posted on 06/06/2014 5:08:51 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The Acronym explains the science.)
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To: cripplecreek

I’ve always wondered where the Executive Branch renders their need for a “police force” in the several constitutions?
Sheriff? I see that.
Jack-boots answering to a CEO....well, not so much.

My home town ended up running off several “LEO-types” because, well, let’s just say they were supplementing their personal income according to certain addictions of the citizenry. I couldn’t tell you the “health” of that Public Safety Department right now.


20 posted on 06/06/2014 5:14:27 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The Acronym explains the science.)
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