SNOW HILL – In spite of reservations expressed by county leaders, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will continue to offer security services to a handful of area businesses.
The Worcester County Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreements with three resort area businesses on Tuesday. The approval came after several commissioners questioned the longtime practice of having deputies spend their time off working security details.
“Should we be in the security business?” Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw said.
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office presented MOUs with Seacrets, the Casino at Ocean Downs and Purnell Properties (which owns Spinnaker Motel, Sun and Fun Motel and the Thunderbird Motel) for approval. The agreements outline the arrangement that allows for extra sheriff’s office patrols of the properties as long as the property owners pay a $75 per hour rate for each deputy.
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I would rather see Worcester County Sheriff's doing that job than OCPD. Good Grief, it's time for the Sheriff's Office to take over Law Enforcement for the whole county.
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