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mwmisses4289

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4. Sounds like the police department was the problem.

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:10 AM

Mar 2026

Possible misappropriation funds, abuse of overtime, possible embezzlement? Sounds like the mayor and city council found where all the money was being siphoned off from.
Small town cop department- wonder if any of the cops are also local drug dealers?

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Point lays off entire police department amid $500K debt crisis [View all] TexasTowelie Mar 2026 OP

Taxes are the price we pay The Wizard Mar 2026 #1

Plus city officials are elected. multigraincracker Mar 2026 #2

1000 people is barely a town...why would it need multiple people police force JT45242 Mar 2026 #3

Sounds like the police department was the problem. mwmisses4289 Mar 2026 #4

I grew up in a village of approx 400 people in the midwest - TBF Mar 2026 #6

Well, when you have a town of 2,000 and 1,400 officers, enough is enough. Wonder Why Mar 2026 #5