Ridgetop Police Chief Resigns, Metropolis To Promote A number of Police Automobiles
RIDGETOP TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – Based on Ridgetop Mayor Tony Reasoner, town’s Police Chief Bryan Morris, has resigned his place and town will now start the method of discovering a alternative.
Mayor Reasoner informed Smokey Barn Information that Chief Morris resigned on Friday, November 1st at 2:30 pm.
Mayor Reasoner additionally confirmed that a few of the metropolis’s police automobiles are slated to be offered.
Smokey Barn Information did attain out to Chief Morris however he was not instantly accessible for remark.
Chief Morris was Ridgetop’s solely officer, nevertheless, the Robertson County Sheriff’s Workplace has made it clear they may at all times be able to step in when wanted for the residents of Ridgetop.
In the previous few months, town of Ridgetop has gone from a police drive of about 5 officers right down to zero. Following a short authorized battle, the division was reopened and two officers had been employed again. Then metropolis leaders downsized the division to only one officer citing budgetary constraints. Full STORY
The state of affairs in Ridgetop has turned the highlight on the Roberton County Sheriff’s Workplace. Involved residents in Ridgetop have on many events expressed that they imagine the dearth of a police division within the metropolis will increase response occasions. Is that true? It will depend on a number of elements.
To get a take a look at the numbers Smokey Barn Information reached out to the county for the Sheriff’s response occasions for Ridgetop. As a marker, we additionally requested for the Sheriff’s Workplace response occasions for town of Adams. Like Ridgetop, Adams is a smaller group positioned on the outer fringe of the county. Adams can be arguably extra rural than ridgetop. As a further marker, we included Cedar Hill. We requested for a yr’s value of knowledge.
The information comes from the Robertson County Dispatch heart and for verification functions. The response occasions are for Requires Service by the Robertson County Sheriff’s Workplace solely. The information doesn’t embody response occasions for every other police company. The information additionally doesn’t embody officer-initiated calls (site visitors stops, group policing and serving warrants).
Common response time for Adams: 15: minutes 51 Seconds.
Common response time for Cedar Hill: 11: minutes 08 Seconds.
Common response time for Ridgetop: 9: minutes 44 Seconds.
For Smokey’s full report comply with this hyperlink. 911 Robertson County Response Instances
As town of Ridgetop makes its approach via the hiring course of for Morris’ alternative, Smokey Barn Information will do our greatest to supply updates as they develop into accessible.
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