Don't know if Hammond residents will be safer, but the city is at least making the effort:
While other police departments are downsizing, Hammond is looking to hire more police officers.
The northwest Indiana city's Board of Public Works and Safety recently gave the police chief the go-ahead to start accepting applications for 10 permanent positions.
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(Police Chief Brian) Miller says no state or federal money will be used to fund the new positions. City Controller Robert Lendi says the city shifted budget appropriations to cover the annual cost of nearly $500,000.
A city can actually hire more police officers without raising taxes or seeking state or federal money? It can set priorities and move money around, deciding that public safety might be more important than some other things? People elected to make choices can actually make choices based on the best information available?
Who knew?
