Eaton County sheriff defends command‑heavy structure as contract policing, retirements limit full patrol coverage
Sheriff Reich and county staff told commissioners that long‑term contracts with Delta and Windsor and recent retirements have reduced the county's road‑patrol footprint. Officials said mutual aid, grant funding for secondary road traffic enforcement and budget constraints shape any plan to restore a full day shift; administration estimated an approximate $4 million scale to support a full shift depending on staffing and benefits.
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Eaton County Sheriff Reich and county administrators told commissioners June 26 that the sheriff's office is operating with a trimmed command and limited road‑patrol footprint shaped by contract policing, retirements and grants.
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