Posted on 04/23/2025 12:36:43 PM PDT by simpson96
An entire Ohio police department, including the chief, resigned Tuesday over a lack of support and clashes with village officials.
"As a department, we have decided that enough is enough," said Sgt. Renatta Griffith, one of the members of the Craig Beach Police Department who stepped down during a Village Council meeting, according to WFMJ-TV. "We're tired of being disrespected and micromanaged. … Our resignations are exactly what the council was trying to accomplish."
Griffith and four other officers spoke at the podium during Tuesday's meetings and turned in their badges. After that, officials requested that they left the building.
"We can not legally get rid of the police department, but what we did want them to do is their job," Council Member Charlotte Ashe said.
The Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, which handles 60% of the village's calls, will provide service. Mayor James Becker said he doesn't expect the walkouts to effect village public safety.
But the resigning officers feel the village will be negatively impacted by their departure.
"We are losing a great group of police officers dedicated to the Craig Beach community," Sgt. Michael Hudson said. "We are the first on the scene when we're working on the beach compared to other departments. They are busy on their terms, and this is our turf. I feel bad for the residents."
Chief Kyle Pettus was not at the meeting. In December, he was briefly laid off after publishing social media posts critical comments of village officials.
I don't think so. They were referring to the local Craig Beach police dept.. Four people.
With modern vehicles batteries will go dead for lack of use. The vehicle computer is alive all the time consuming a little juice. After a few weeks the battery will be too dead to start the engine.
We have several vehicles with only two drivers. We know it is important to run each one at least once every two weeks.
With this information, this means the PD seldom uses their vehicles anyway. Newer used vehicles will not solve the problem, driving the existing ones will.
I find it hard to believe that they don’t drive their cars at least daily. They’ve got a seven man police force. They must be out cruising for traffic violations and visibility.
Our 700 person town has (I think) a police chief and one patrolman. They are always driving around town, lending hands, keeping an eye on things, writing citations. We depend not the County Sheriff if a police officer is not available.
Reds.
Yes “Protect & Serve”
Protect & Serve the government that pays their salary!
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