The city that once covered half of its $1million budget with speeding ticket fines and other 'police revenue' is disbanding its department.
The Waldo City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to dissolve the police force after both the police chief and his replacement were suspended over allegations that included ticket quotas.
The decision to disband Waldo's police is partly due to the estimated costs of modernizing the department's facilities and computer systems, which investigations triggered by corruption allegations showed were outdated.
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Where's Waldo?
ReplyDeleteHe the one with the striped shirt 9:21.
ReplyDeleteDon't speed. pretty simple.
ReplyDeleteSAlisbury? ???
ReplyDeleteGlad they shut it down - aside from the don't speed comments - it was still not right!
ReplyDeleteGoing to be a better place to live without all the police harassment.
ReplyDeleteFlorida
ReplyDeleteSalisbury has a corrupt fire department, corrupt fire chief and a corrupt mayor.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of corrupt mayor what has happened to Jim Ireton's firing of Lore Chambers?
ReplyDeleteI've been to Waldo, it's down the road from Brooker and Graham in north central Florida. This story is TRUE!
ReplyDeleteSmells like Fruitland.
ReplyDeleteAnytime you have Democrats and Homos in charge you have corruption.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that why barbara duncan left my vernon, funneling money?
ReplyDeleteEmporia Va should be next, bunch of thieves.
ReplyDeleteI keep telling you --- its NOT (and has NEVER been) about your "safety"...
ReplyDeleteIt ALL about adding dollars to the treasury.
And 9:41 is either a cop or one big uninformed dumbass. Or both.
Ticketing citizens for 1-3 miles an hour over the ridiculously low posted limit (then alternating it 3-4 times over a 2-3 mile stretch) has absolutely NOTHING to do with "safety".
THAT is SO obvious to everyone (except the Gestapo) that they DISBANDED these highwaymen (robbers and strong arm thugs with a badge).
I can name several DOZEN towns and counties between here and Daytona Beach that LIVE off $150-300 fines for 4 mph over the limit.
Of course, the Gestapo NEVER drive the speed limit (equal justice under the law? LOL!!!!!!!!!!).
Keep cheering.
You're next.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteEmporia Va should be next, bunch of thieves.
October 2, 2014 at 7:52 PM
Just curious, are you a truck driver?