Police force faces staffing crisis
Down eight sworn patrol officers, the Steamboat Springs Police Department is on the verge of a staffing crisis, according to Police Chief Sherry Burlingame.
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Down eight sworn patrol officers, the Steamboat Springs Police Department is on the verge of a staffing crisis, according to Police Chief Sherry Burlingame.
Sherry Burlingame never imagined herself as a chief of police.
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