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Huntington Public Safety Committee advances police participation in West Virginia Heroin Task Force
Summary
The committee voted March 5 to forward an ordinance authorizing the mayor to sign an MOU with the Drug Enforcement Administration, allowing one Huntington police officer to work with the West Virginia Heroin Task Force while the city continues to pay the officer's salary and benefits.
The Huntington Public Safety Committee on March 5 voted to forward to city council an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter a memorandum of understanding with the Drug Enforcement Administration that would let the Huntington Police Department assign an officer to the West Virginia Heroin Task Force.
Phil Watkins, Huntington police chief, told the committee the agreement would allow the department “to assign 1 experienced officer to work alongside our federal and regional…
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