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Fairhope council signals support to expand police take‑home vehicle radius to 30 miles to aid recruitment
Summary
The Fairhope Police Department asked the council to expand its take‑home vehicle radius from 15 miles to 30 miles to include Mobile County. Council members expressed support and asked staff to prepare an amendment to the ordinance and to investigate additional recruitment measures.
The Fairhope Police Department chief asked the City Council to consider changing the department's take‑home vehicle policy from a 15‑mile radius to a 30‑mile radius to include Mobile County as a recruitment tool. “We're asking y'all to consider changing it to a 30 mile radius to include Mobile County,” the chief said, citing recruitment challenges and examples from neighboring agencies.
The chief said other Baldwin County agencies had expanded their…
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