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Don’t Look For County To Take On Police Department Any Time Soon
Several villages in Wisconsin are looking at consolidating their police
departments with county sheriff’s departments all in the name of saving money. A board member in the Village of West Salem brought up that point recently….though La Crosse County Sheriff, Steve Helgeson says a cost savings it wouldn’t be. Not right off the bat.
West Salem Police Chief, Charles Ashbeck agrees with Helgeson. And he added that services would be decreased, while citizen frustration would grow because they wouldn’t be able to communicate with a local police department.
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