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Law enforcement s role still important despite a few bad actors | Opinion
This past Tuesday afternoon caused a tragic dichotomy regarding law enforcement in Madison County and rural West Tennessee.
As the world awaited a verdict announcement for a murder trial in which an officer of the law in Minneapolis was the accused, Sheriff John Mehr and his leadership staff suddenly began getting up and exiting a meeting filled with county commissioners and department heads during a hearing regarding next year’s budget.
At one time, all present law enforcement had left the room, prompting others connected to emergency personnel to check their phones to see if anything was up regarding their area of expertise.
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March 12, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser presented two horseback riders with a letter and a Department Challenge Coin for their efforts in locating a missing child.
Following a combined effort from first responders and the community, David Cole and Michael Carter found 11-year-old Logan Cotton, who went missing from his Chester Levee Road residence on March 6.
Police say the two men were able to traverse challenging terrain while on their horses to locate Cotton.
“This agency is extremely grateful that Mr. Carter and Cole recognized the severity of the situation and availed themselves and their resources to locate Logan,” Chief Wiser said. “Their resources and timely decision of getting involved may have been the difference between Logan’s safe return and tragedy.”
Jackson City Council discusses police lease-purchase proposal, audit
February 2, 2021
Wiser says those positions have been vacant, and they don’t plan on replacing them.
Wiser says cutting those positions, saving on lower fuel costs, and getting rid of old cars will make up that $2 million on a lease-purchase proposal to buy new patrol vehicles.
But Jackson city council members still want the proposal to go through the budget committee and possibly find a better interest rate. In a five to four vote, they tabled the motion to buy the new patrol cars.
“In the past, we purchased three, four, five vehicles every year or so, depending on the amount of money. We actually have a long-term plan moving forward, a five-year plan for our police department, 10-year plan for our fire department, for how we’re going to replace the vehicles,” Jackson Mayor Scott Conger said.