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Mounted-patrol vendor defends 31-year program as board questions public funding
Summary
Alpha & Omega told the board it recorded tens of thousands of resident contacts in 2025 and framed its mounted patrol as a deterrence layer; directors questioned taxpayer support for private-property security and one director publicly recorded a no on the board vote to accept the report.
Alpha & Omega Mounted Patrol presented operations and performance data March 26 as it marked more than three decades of partnership with the township, and the board discussed the program’s role, costs and accountability.
Mike Hendricks of Alpha & Omega described the mounted program as a "proactive deterrence layer" with extensive public interactions (85,317 documented contacts in 2025) and field activities that include crowd support and…
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