Increased scrutiny on police could be leading more small-town cops to hang up their badges 📝 JosiahBates
It’s still not entirely clear what happened in the town of Kenly, which is home to fewer than 1,500 people. On July 20, Kenly police Chief Josh Gibson, four other full-time officers, and two town clerks all submitted their two-weeks notice. The department will be run by 3 part-time employees when the officers“[Their departure] sends a message to the community that we as a police force were not being taken seriously by politicians,” Haberfeld says.
The decision to quit the force came just a month after Justine Jones, the new town manager, was hired. In the resignation letters, the officers express concern over their work environment with many of them describing it as “hostile”. “I have enjoyed my time working at Kenly Police Department and had fully intended to remain employed with the town, but unfortunately decisions are being made which make me question what the future will hold for all town employees,” Gibson, who had been the chief for over 20 years said in his
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