Show Itt i Sheriffs Statement I In an article that appeared in last weeks week's county newsPapers newspapers newspapers news- news Sheriff I Papers it stated that f r Hammon said the Sheriffs Sheriff's i Department was understaffed The Sheriffs Sheriff's statement should 1 have read as follows j THE SHERIFFS SHERIFF'S Dept is Not understaffed By no stretch of the the imagination I F Davis County residents come under Sheriffs Sheriff's protection The Sheriffs Sheriff's office is u responsible responsible responsible re re- for Cor the unincorporated areas in the county and additional areas under contract contractor for or police protection The population population population lation could not be more than population This area is being covered by a sheriff force at the present of 25 officers and this year a request request request re re- re- re quest has been made in the 1971 budget for an additional five more officers to meet the increasing work load that is u being placed on the Sheriffs Sheriff's organization IN ADDITION the Sheriff stated Considering that Davis County is u a low crime area due to activities and alertness alertness alertness alert alert- ness of county law enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment officers the present sheriff force as of now should be adequate for the coming year |