An entire police department in Minnesota has quit over a $22-an-hour pay… Learn More!
Which mean the small Minnesotan town may soon be without any local law enforcement after its entire police force handed in their resignation in protest of low wages.
Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith submitted his resignation last week at a city council meeting in Goodhue, Minnesota, citing the city’s $22 an hour pay for officers… Continue Reading
I don’t think there would be a big impact because their jurisdiction is also covered by the county Sheriff’s office, and traffic related manners can be taken over by State troopers.
I actually live here! There’s hasn’t been an impact at all. It’s a really small town.
Yeah, I live here, nothing has/will change by this. The sheriff’s office is going to take things over until they sort out the whole PD thing, and we’re a super tiny town, nothing will change.
Genuinely curious. Why does a tiny town even have a police department? Why doesn’t the sheriff handle it with the neighboring towns?
Now that every criminal near and far has read this - nothing will change. Maybe one or two new motorcycle clubs and a few strip joints, but all same-same. Hold your horses, I’m just kidding here. Merry Christmas to you all.
Why are there all these ridiculously tiny police forces in the USA?
Revenue-generation from traffic tickets, if the town is along a major highway.
In other cases, it’s usually because the towns are just so far away from anything else and you can’t always wait 45 minutes for a cop to drive out from the city.
