Posted on 01/03/2024 2:26:21 PM PST by Morgana
Five members of a Wisconsin police force resigned on the same day - an exodus that represents nearly half of the department.
The Village of Big Bend announced the resignations this past week, after officers told brass they were fed-up with a 'toxic' work environment created by the village board.
The same board decided to disband the department back in September, a decision that was reversed last month following pressure from locals.
However, within that span, the town's longtime police chief, Don Gaglione, suddenly died - and local coroners recently confirmed it was a suicide.
The revelation likely added to outrage seen from one of the now-resigned officers at a village meeting last month. He was escorted out after airing his distaste toward another ordinance that would get rid of the town's Police and Fire Commission.
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'I am tired of the harassment of this village board and all the cr*p I’ve been dealing with throughout the years,' Officer James Soneberg says in the clip of the village's attempt to cut costs for the upcoming year.
The three-year vet proceeds to point at several board members while becoming increasingly animated, before being softly escorted away by fellow officer Joseph Honzelka.
Both men were among the names of those resigning this past Friday, revealed in a terse statement to the department's Facebook page.
It read: 'We regrettably announce[s] the resignation of the following officers: Sergeant [Jamie] Aide - 7 Years, Officer [Nathaniel] Schweitzer - 5 Years, Officer [Justin] Hennlich- 10 Years, Officer Honzelka - 1.5 Years, [and] Officer Soneberg - 3 years.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Post #38 was meant for you.”
That post says, “Supporting the sheriff and deputies of the county to cover it.”
The article says that it’s all about saving $250,000 annually.
From the article:
“There very well could be a lack of service here,’ he continued, as the board’s scrapped plan of saving $250,000 annually by disbanding the department looks to still be coming to fruition.
‘I know that [the] Waukesha County Sheriff will fill in with coverage,’ he added, ‘but there will not be quick response times.’”
Why the outrage?
It’s ‘defunding the police’.
Literally. $250k savings annually, the ‘board’ says.
Wisconsin residents are truly trying to take back their state, as outlined here
https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/wisconsin-losers-of-the-year-2023/
This board in ‘Village of Big Bend’ just performed its last desperate act, I predict.
Please ping us with an update when the village residents respond to the board.
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