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Originally Posted by Muncle
You bemoan the lack of a "dedicated law enforcement agency in this enormous enclave". As you well know, this is a political impossibility in that TV straddles 3 counties and at least 2 municipalities. TV cannot create their own law enforcement agency. I will concede that it can do a better job with the Village/Neighborhood Watch patrols and interaction with existing law enforcement agencies.
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One of the options available to The Villages is "Contract Coverage" with the three Sheriff's Departments. That is to pay for dedicated patrols inside the Villages proper. This is a system used in many states where local police departments are not a viable option. (In fact, when I was a deputy in Ohio, I was contracted to Poland Township. I was a county deputy, but my paycheck came from Poland Townshp." The deputies would be completely commissioned as they are now, and would be available to assist on backup calls outside, but their primary job would be to patrol our streets. That would be a giant step in the right direction.