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  • From: MSAR Maintainer <msar@ibiblio.org>
  • To: MSAR Riders <MSAR-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: [MSAR] Chelan County (Washington) Sheriff's Posse
  • Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:03:23 -0500

The Chelan County (Washington) Sheriff's Posse also is facing
difficult times. http://www.kpq.com/2003%20News/120403news.htm
states:

CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE DISBANDED
THE CHELAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE IS BEING DISBANDED. CHIEF
CRIMINAL DEPUTY MARK MANN SAYS SHERIFF MIKE HARUM HAS TRIED OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS TO WORK THROUGH ISSUES IN TRANSFORMING
ALL OF THE SHERIFF'S VOLUNTEER GROUPS INTO A "CITIZEN'S CORPS"
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MANN SAYS A FEW
IN THE POSSE WERE VERY RESISTANT TO THE CHANGE. HE SAYS THEY
WOULDN'T ALLOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO AUDIT THEIR BOOKS, AND
TOLD THE SHERIFF THAT HE WAS NOT IN CHARGE OF THE POSSE. MANN
SAYS WHILE THOSE FEW WERE LET GO, THE REMAINDER OF THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL FALL UNDER THE CITIZEN'S CORPS UMBRELLA. MANN SAYS HAVING
SEVERAL VOLUNTEER SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS LED TO
FRAGMENTATION, AND THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WILL LEAD TO BETTER
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION.

Sorry about the SHOUTING; that's not me. ;-)

Una



  • [MSAR] Chelan County (Washington) Sheriff's Posse, MSAR Maintainer, 01/06/2004

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