Police are supposed to have screening as part of their hiring process that eliminates characters like these a-holes from getting these jobs.
The county leaders need to haul the PD in front of the people and ask why they shouldn’t start over.
Have you seen the new cops coming out of two year community colleges dressed in their ninja suits lately? It’s going to be a rocky few decades to come regarding local LEO’s. I feel bad for the good ones. Their numbers are becoming too few. Hpefully the trend reverses sooner than later.
This sounds like a rural area, and if it’s anything like where I live, the salary will be rock bottom. You get what you pay for. Of course, paying well doesn’t completely eliminate the possibility of rogue cops, either. A lot of people go into law enforcement for the wrong reasons. Maybe it’s always been this way, and with the prevalence of video cameras, it’s easier to document now.