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Powers mayor asks for brief deputy sheriff patrols to curb petty property crime; sheriff outlines limits
Summary
Powers Mayor Fred Messerli asked the board to request up to 10 hours a week of county deputy patrol to provide a visible law-enforcement presence in Powers; a sheriff's office representative said staffing and budget limits make sustained reassignments difficult.
Fred Messerli, mayor of Powers, asked the board to request county support for a short, visible law-enforcement presence in the town after a string of petty property crimes. Messerli said the city is advertising for a 20-hour-per-week part-time police officer and would be willing to pay for some sheriff coverage if the county could spare officers.
“If we just could get, say, 10 hours a week, from a deputy sheriff…and they saw that, we could put that into our Facebook post… and it…
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