So in 2012, officials voted to completely disband the department -- it was beyond reform.
Misleading. Read on:
And in 2013, the Camden County Police Department officially began its tenure.
No, the city police was replaced by the County Police. And CNN will not admit that part of the reason was to save money.
Some folks don't want to hear it, but the 'drug war' breeds corruption at every level.
When Marxists use the term 'defund' they mean 'replace current police' with brown shirts who work for THEM...
What we see here is an extension of community policing with the added benefit of clearing the decks - firing a bunch of corrupt cops at one time. This is NOT an example of 'defunding police'...
Fake news. The City disbanded the police force for fiscal reasons in that it could no longer afford the police union contract. In order to get rid of the union contract, the City had to get rid of the union, and the only way to get rid of the union was to get rid of the police department. The Camden County Police Department, which was created to take over the City of Camden Police Department, was non-union at the time. And if I recall correctly, nearly all of the former City of Camden LEO accepted positions with the newly formed Camden County Police Department.