Frankford faced with decision on police department's future
Frankford Police Chief Laurence Corrigan told the Frankford Town Council last week at a meeting regarding the Towns budget that he needs more police officers in order to properly patrol the town.
Im begging for more police, here, Corrigan said. I dont know how youre going to do it, but Im asking for it.
This has been by far the busiest month since Ive been here, he said. Weve had robberies, child-abuse cases, burglaries, a murder in town... My officers out on a child-abuse case now, and has been since 9 a.m., Corrigan said during the meeting, around 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 27.
Corrigan then expressed frustration with the amount of work he and his only other officer, parti-time officer Anthony Valenti, are shouldering.
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