North Dakota city considers disbanding 1-man police department
The City of Belfield discussed plans to possibly disband their city police department in favor of having the Stark County Sheriff’s Office handle law enforcement services. The commission decided to conduct a public survey before revisiting the matter. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Belfield Police Chief Steve Byrne observes the different reasonings of disbanding the Belfield Police Department Tuesday at the Belfield Theater during a city council meeting. Byrne currently is the only active officer in the city s police department along with his right-hand man K-9 Thor and occasionally, reserve officer Larry Johnson who serves as an on-call employee. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
City of Belfield to consider disbanding police department
The City of Belfield discussed plans to possibly disband their city police department in favor of having the Stark County Sheriff’s Office handle law enforcement services. The commission decided to conduct a public survey before revisiting the matter at their next meeting. Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Belfield Police Chief Steve Byrne observes the different reasonings of disbanding the Belfield Police Department Tuesday at the Belfield Theater during a city council meeting. Byrne currently is the only active officer in the city s police department along with his right-hand man K-9 Thor and occasionally, reserve officer Larry Johnson who serves as an on-call employee. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)