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Ludington City Council October 11, 2021: Bright Lights and Big Noises
The agenda packet for the October 11, 2021 meeting of the Ludington City Council showed no action items, but it did offer a presentation and a public hearing, and a few people in the community took the opportunity to comment on things that concerned them. Mayor Steve Miller almost bypassed…See More
"A force of 35-40 would be an awful lot for the COL, but more than half of those are just based here and deal with issues throughout the county. Ideal size of local police forces is generally an issue decided by city councils and county…"
"Willy, again you make more astute observations. If there is any manual to follow for police dept. sizes, the ones they got here have been completely ignored, or just put in file 13. Both forces, LPD & MCSO, are both way over budgeted with double…"
"X. Even if they officers were on a different call there were still 3 of them at one location. Were they all driving separate cars? I have to ask, what was the purpose of tax payers dishing out hard earned tax money for body cams and microphones if…"
"Aquaman, you bring up some good points. Just how many officers are needed for a town the size of Ludington? Is there a manual with directions for cities to follow regarding the size and make up of local police agencies? Does the size of the force…"
"I failed to mention that the three officers were already at the location after responding to a totally different call that happened just around the corner of Filer on Harrison. The officers heard the couple arguing as they walked east on…"
"Officer Gilmurray put the man in the cruiser and told him that he had to confer with his partner to find out what they were going to do. They go to the street corner, and even though they don't say anything, both officers have each…"
"That's a very astute observation Willy. I have been saying for many years the LPD has way too many officers on patrol. The dept. employs about 35-40 officers in total to my understanding. For a population like ours, about 8,000 ppl.. We…"
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Ludington City Council October 11, 2021: Bright Lights and Big Noises
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A Downtown Domestic Incident
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by XLFD on Thursday. 10 Replies 0 Likes
In my second comment at the September 27, 2021 meeting I laid out a list of problems I had noticed with police protocol in a recent incident downtown:"I appreciate the city's leadership team in…Continue
The Right to be Secure in One's House: Manistee's Steven Haugen Dilemma
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by XLFD Oct 10. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Back in 2018, a sexual assault trial took place in Benzie County. A man named Steven Haugen faced a felony charge of sexual assault with intent to commit sexual penetration and a misdemeanor charge…Continue
The Oft-forgotten Crisis Revisited
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by XLFD Oct 8. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Some of our readers are old enough to remember back before the current Covid-19 crisis when all we had to worry about was the climate change crisis. It started out as global warming, a phenomenon…Continue
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