Entire police department abruptly resigns
According to WWLP, all four members of the Blandford, Mass Police Department stepped down according to the warning posted to the department’s social media page by the interim police chief.
Police Chief Roberta Sarnacki said officers Chris Anciello, Gage Terlik, Krysten Scapin and herself resigned after complaints to city officials about work conditions were ignored.
“Blandford police officers make $14 and $15 an hour. The department’s best car, a 2010 Crown Victoria, that was purchased from the Otis Police Department overheats at times, has no air conditioning and the electric seat is stuck in the reclined positions.” Additionally, Sarnacki complained that police radios don’t work in all parts of the small town, meaning officers can’t contact each other to provide back-up when needed ... forced to wear bulletproof vests that are not fitted properly and might be expired.
Faced with no police force, the city has turned to Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi who has assigned six deputy sheriffs to patrol night and morning commute, with Cocchi saying the city needs to get their own police department up and running again.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/massachusetts-towns-entire-police-department-abruptly-resigns-surprise-late-night-facebook-post/
Blandford police department resigns
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/blandford-police-department-resigns/1336124112
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Are they saying that if government institutions are underfunded, they won't work as well? I'm shocked. This is my shocked face:
