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Senate committee advances S.255 to pilot regional policing in Windham County
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to pass S.255, a five-year pilot to create a law enforcement governance council in Windham County. State police and local chiefs supported a regional model while urging clear accountability, replicability and funding clarity.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to advance S.255, a bill to establish a five-year pilot law enforcement governance council in Windham County, after testimony from state and local law-enforcement leaders and residents.
The measure, as amended, passed out of committee following a roll call in which named senators on the record voted four in favor and one opposed. Senator Wade moved to advance the bill with amendments; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill as amended.
The bill’s supporters and witnesses told the committee the pilot is intended to test whether a regionalized policing model can produce more equitable and stable coverage for rural communities. "The policing structure in Windham County, as you well know, is very fragmented, to say the least," Jeremy Evans, assistant police chief in…
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