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Show Law Enforcement Dan Harris addresses Women's Club locations. Hut the sheriff takes the calls and does not relay any information to the city police." "I think if we could let the city police handle the city, and the county sheriff handle the county, both agencies would be more effective," Harris added. "And county residents would get the police coverage they are entitled to." On the subject of personnel, per-sonnel, candidate Harris said, "As we have turnover in personnel, new employees should be required to live in the sheriff's service area. We need resident deputies in Midvalley, Newcastle, Kanarraville, Brianhead, etc., where they are needed, rather than have them all live in Parowan and Cedar City. I would not ask current deputies to pull up thjeir roots and move, but as there is turnover in personnel, I would require new deputies to establish themselves in the valleys." Harris encouraged the ladies group to be sure to vote in the primary election, and "to continue to demand the very best" from county officials. Iron County Sheriff candidate Dan Harris, addressing a meeting of the Escalante Valley Women's Club Thursday night, called for "a change in "procedures" in the County Sheriff's office. Harris, a former Deputy Sheriff and veteran of six years of law enforcement service, told the group, the sheriff is taking many calls in the city which should be handled by the city police, "often leaving the county unprotected." According to Harris, county residents have only one source of law enforcement, en-forcement, (the sheriff) and if he is in town handling business that should be taken careof by city police," who is watching the county? I have discussed this matter," mat-ter," said Harris, "with several present and former city officials who agree the city police could be much more effective if they knew what was going on at the high school, and other |