Comments on: Present Sheriff Coverage in Jeopardy?

By: Don Hollenbeck

Don Hollenbeck — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:12:27 +0000

Rural,
If talking to everyone we can, and what we’re doing now on this web site isn’t enough, then I, for sure, am one open to any suggestions anyone might have!

By: rural

rural — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:14:35 +0000

I was watching the news and we had an armed home invasion and a kid airlifted because he was hit by a drunk guy on a atv?

Yeah, lets save a dollar and have no police.

Come on, what can we do to get this changed?

By: striveforchange

striveforchange — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:01:13 +0000

You know this really terrible. Greed is a powerful thing and shame on the town for voting down to have a full time sheriff or some sort of protection. I get so aggrivated I can’t stand it. Is it because the monies would take away from something someone else wants………?
My name is Claire H.

By: Don Hollenbeck

Don Hollenbeck — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:23:25 +0000

Thanks for the correction!
And yes, I totally agree!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:18:16 +0000

Don,

I spoke to one of the neighbors who knows what happened because she helps take care of the resident and it was 2 rescue members cars that I thought were police cars and then 2 marked police cars. and the ambulance. The police came from Limington and Arundel, each about 30 minutes away while people were prowling this persons house and she thought they were breaking in. She was petrified. The rescue folks stood by with her until the police got there.

Maybe if we had a sheriff closer, they would have caught these people?

I agree having a sheriff at every corner is not worth in. But for 6000 people, 1 cop covering 60 square miles of just Lebanon would be nice. Not one that we share with 800 other sqaure miles of towns. If someone was breaking into your elderly mothers house and you lived too far away to get there soon and you called the police, would you want someone close by or is 1/2 an hour ok for a response?

By: Don Hollenbeck

Don Hollenbeck — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:11:28 +0000

Better safe than sorry is right, but;
4 sheriff cars, 2marked and 2 plain?!?!
That doesn’t sound like we have no police to me!
I’m all for police protection, but it sounds like the people of this town want a cop on every corner, as in the city!
O.K.,: Are we willing to pay the price, as in the city, and still not have enough police protection and too much crime?
What will it take to satisfy us? A cop at our every door step?
I do agree that some police protection is better than none, but let’s make sure we have things,(cost versus application), in perspective!
Don

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:40:36 +0000

does anyone know what happened in colonial last night? I saw 4 sheriff cars, 2 marked and 2 plain cars and the ambulance in front of a house

By: woody

woody — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:34:39 +0000

I talked with Jason Cole at the store and he said he is asking the Sheriff if they can extend the grant funded position until November. Jason said he had to talk to the other selectmen, but thinks there would be support. They have to revisit the code enforcement officer anyway, there is no additional printing costs, etc.

They could lay off several deputies. Instead of the sheriff covering 4 towns now, they could cover 7, so we could wait even longer.

With everything going on, we need this officer in town!

By: Pat Allard

Pat Allard — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:03:27 +0000

Shall we begin the petition at the first Round Table? I say, better safe than sorry. If the Selectmen act on their own, we’ll have only wasted some time and paper. But, if they do not act, we can have the petition completed and ready