Purcellville, Virginia reverses decision to disband police station
Amidst the repulsion from residents, Virginia town Reports say they voted Tuesday to keep police in Purcellville, a week after trying to save more than $3 million.
The town of Purcellville in Loudoun County, Virginia, found about $50 million in red following the construction of a major wastewater treatment facility. The council tried to tighten the town’s budget by disbanding local police stations and relying on law enforcement to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
The first decision to dismantle Police Station It reminded me of a petition to resign several councillors and vice mayor Ben Nett. Council members who proposed eradication of the troops said they wanted to do so to cut water bills for the town’s 9,000 residents.
However, the council voted to reverse the course and provide police with $3.2 million in 2026 at a choked town council meeting on Tuesday.
Trump lifts police “burden” with executive orders in the first 100 days: Veteran officer
The results of the vote were filled with loud cheers from the residents present. (WTTG/FOX 5DC)
The results of the vote were filled with cheers from the residents present.
Speaking in public comments, residents said they didn’t want to remove the police station and save water bills, and criticised the council’s vote two weeks ago without public commenting on that particular allegation. FOX 5 DC.
Purcellville Council members will discuss proposals to disband the police station. (WTTG/FOX 5DC)
Dem Elite accused of slapping a small town police officer during “witch hunting”
“You four of you have taken away items from the agenda at the end of the meeting and stripped me of my legal right to comment on them,” one resident said. ABC7 Report.
Sheriff Mike Chapman of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement before the meeting, saying the town council and managers had not discussed the plans and that the transition would not occur two months later.
The vote came amid a criminal investigation into Deputy Mayor Ben Nett for potential violations of Virginia’s Interest Contradiction Act. FOX 5 DC. The net was absent from the meeting on Tuesday night.
Purcellville residents cheered at a meeting where the council voted to fund police another year. (WTTG/FOX 5DC)
Net was fired from the Purcellville Police Station on April 8th and within a week, every Fox 5 DC voted to disband it without any effort to reject itself, a letter from Loudon County Federal Attorneys State.
Click here to get the Fox News app
Meanwhile, the council has also fired fire on other issues. This included former mayor Kwasi Fraser as town manager and without interviewing candidates applied to 82 candidates.
The council initially proposed disbanding police to save the town $3.2 million. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post byotty Images))
Purcellville Council member Erin Raynor said there have been many actions that she felt suspicious since the new council took office earlier this year.
“I’m happy that it’s not just me and my fellow colleagues who are watching this behavior and seeing what’s going on and looking into it,” Rayner said.