Posted on 06/07/2021 1:04:06 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
Dead people will no longer receive a funeral escort from the Asheville Police Department.
Neither will police respond to calls reporting theft under $1,000, fraud, identity theft or simple assaults.
The Asheville Police Dept. blamed the cutback on services as a result of a severe shortage of officers. Since 2020 the department has lost 30 percent of its officers and detectives.
Police Chief David Zack told the local newspaper that delayed response times — for crimes, such as fraud and many thefts under $1,000 — and even more service cuts are likely as APD struggles to fill vacancies that now amount to 30% of the 238 sworn officer positions.
“This is what it looks like when you’re down this much, when you lose 50% of your detectives,” Zack told the three City Council members of the Public Safety Committee June 1.
(Excerpt) Read more at toddstarnes.com ...
Lots of very dependable weapons of defense for under $1000. Especially with all this free gubmnt stimulus money flooding the streets.
Choose wisely !!
Holy crap on a cracker!!
They be woke and lesbians there!!!
Give it time...
A lot of people rag on the west or left coast but this is exactly the same.
Walgreens will pull out of town just like in San Francisco. Convince stores will only sell gas and lock the doors.
Since libs and dems are worthless POS’s is it ok to............
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