Handwritten reports and heavy vests: David Clague looks back on 50 years in policing
Sheriff David Clague retired this month, not only from 15 years as the County Sheriff but also a 5-decade run in law enforcement. Practically all that work came within the confines of Knox County, starting with the Galesburg Police Department. Tom Meredith recently spoke with Sheriff Clague at length about his career on Galesburg's Morning News on WGIL. Galesburg Police Chief Jim Frakes hired Clague in 1974. What's changed in policing over Clague's career? Officers spent a lot more time typing and writing reports in those days when Clague was first a patrol officer. He remembers...
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