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From the Montpelier Times Argus:

Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley believes that when someone is a member of his community, it doesn't matter how the person got there....

?We are a public peace agency,? Hanley said late last week. ?My agency focuses on enforcing criminal statutes and state laws.?
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?My job is to keep the community safe, and that means everyone in the community,? Hanley said. ?Seeking out people who are not here legally is a distraction from our mission. I don?t have the staff or the resources. It?s just not good police work.?

If someone who had broken no Vermont laws but had escaped from jail or even prison in, say, New Hampshire or Arizona were reported to be in or near Middlebury, would the Middlebury police look for him, or would they really not care ?how the person got there??

Just asking.

Full post as published by Discriminations on July 11, 2010 (boomark / email).