The future of a local police department in Montgomery County could be in doubt as leaders in Jenkintown got an earful from residents Tuesday night in an emotional council meeting.
"We are the ones dealing out the tax money every year to pay for all of this," stated resident Jackie Connolly.Jenkintown residents laid into Borough Council about the state of its police department.Connolly went on to express her unhappiness, saying, "A disaster. It’s a disaster."Many residents are worried about a potential plan to dissolve Jenkintown’s 134-year-old police department in order to save money.
It’s a move the chief admits could save the borough over a million dollars a year."When you are limited in personnel, you are limiting your ability to respond to incidents, investigate those incidents and, ultimately, hold people accountable for when they victimize our citizens. The larger agencies have those capabilities," Chief Scott stated.
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