In Augusta, the police department there is stretched thin and emergency calls are first come, first serve.
Now the city is debating whether it can afford to hire more officers and if people in Augusta will see higher taxes.
In Butler County, the city of Augusta is policed by 12 officers. Missy Meckel is married to Sergeant Matt Meckel, a 25 year veteran of the force and the city’s school resource officer. With two officers on each shift, she worries about what might happen to her husband on a high stakes call…