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h a s ta k e n a c tio n to im p ro v e c o u n ty la w
e n f o r c e m e n t s e rv ic e . N e w ly d e s ig n a te d
p a tr o l b e a ts h a v e b e e n s e t u p th ro u g h o u t
th e c o u n ty in c lu d in g b o th P r o s p e c t a n d
B u tte F a lls . C o u n ty r e s id e n ts c a n e x p e c t
to s e e m o r e fre q u e n t p a tro ls a n d b e tte r
r e s p o n s e to c a lls f o r s e rv ic e .
C o u n ty a r e a r e s id e n ts fre q u e n tly
c a ll th e B u tte F a lls P o lic e D e p a rtm e n t
(B F P D ) in s te a d o f 9 1 1 . T h a t ’ s n o t
a lw a y s th e b e s t w a y to g e t q u ic k s e rv ic e .
T h e B F P D o ffic e is n o t a lw a y s o c c u p ie d ,
a s is th e c a s e w ith th e 9 1 1 d is p a tc h
c e n te r. “ 9 1 1 ” s h o u ld b e c a lle d e v e n in
n o n - e m e rg e n c y s itu a tio n s . L e t th e m
d e te rm in e th e p r io rity o f y o u r n e e d fo r
s e rv ic e .
B u tte F a lls o ffic e rs m a k e a
r e g u la r p r a c tic e o f a s s is tin g o n c o u n ty
c a lls . W e fre q u e n tly h a n d le c a lls fo r th e
S h e r iff ’ s O ffic e s im p ly b e c a u s e w e ’ re
c lo s e b y a n d c a n o f te n r e s p o n d fa s te r.
W e m o n ito r a ll ra d io d is p a tc h e s a n d w ill
o fte n r e s p o n d to c o u n ty c a lls e v e n
th o u g h th e y a r e a s s ig n e d to S h e r iff s
u n its . I t is a ls o o u r p ra c tic e to r e s p o n d to
a ll M e r c y - 1 2 a m b u la n c e c a lls a n d B u tte
F a lls F ire D e p a r tm e n t c a lls b e th e y in
to w n o r in th e c o u n ty .
I re c e n tly h a d s o m e o n e c o m p la in
th a t w e d id n ’ t s h o w u p a t a d is tu rb a n c e
in to w n e v e n th o u g h a n o f f ic e r w a s o n
d u ty . T h e p r o b le m w a s th a t n o b o d y
c a lle d 9 1 1 to r e p o rt it. B e c a u s e th e to w n
is s o s m a ll I g u e s s it w a s ju s t a s s u m e d
th a t w e w o u ld k n o w w h e n a n d w h e re a n
e v e n t w a s h a p p e n in g . W e ’ r e g o o d b u t
w e a re n e ith e r te le p a th ic n o r p ro p h e tic .
S o p le a s e , if y o u n e e d s e rv ic e , d ia l 9 1 1 .
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