- Eaton County sheriff says department can no longer patrol rural areas after budget cuts.
- Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich says his department has been forced to eliminate out-county patrols.
- According to Reich, positions were cut due to insufficient funding.
Watch: Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich speaks out on cuts.
Eaton County sheriff says department can no longer patrol rural areas after budget cuts
Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich says his department has been forced to eliminate out-county patrols due to budget constraints following the failure of two tax millages.
“The people I had hired, were scared they reapplied at other departments, who were paying more and got employed there,” Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich said.
According to Reich, while some positions were cut due to insufficient funding, the department was able to preserve others by reassigning them to Delta patrol…