Saturday, January 30, 2010
Increase In WV State Troopers Needed
WEST VIRGINIA...
The West Virginia Troopers Association (WVTA) is asking the West Virginia Legislature to help find 800 new troopers for the West Virginia State Police. Such an increase could help address criminal problems and inadequate law enforcement coverage in the state. The West Virginia State Police has been working with far fewer resources and manpower than needed to provide adequate law enforcement service,” said John W. Smith Jr., president of the WVTA. "The sex offenders alone that the state police is responsible for has grown to nearly 3,000,” Smith said. This increase has led to the creation of our Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) to properly investigate and prosecute these serious crimes,” Smith said. The state police district including Mercer and McDowell counties seems to have a good supply of troopers, but “it’s usually inadequate,” said First Sgt. Gary Tincher of the WVSP detachment in Princeton.
The West Virginia Troopers Association (WVTA) is asking the West Virginia Legislature to help find 800 new troopers for the West Virginia State Police. Such an increase could help address criminal problems and inadequate law enforcement coverage in the state. The West Virginia State Police has been working with far fewer resources and manpower than needed to provide adequate law enforcement service,” said John W. Smith Jr., president of the WVTA. "The sex offenders alone that the state police is responsible for has grown to nearly 3,000,” Smith said. This increase has led to the creation of our Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) to properly investigate and prosecute these serious crimes,” Smith said. The state police district including Mercer and McDowell counties seems to have a good supply of troopers, but “it’s usually inadequate,” said First Sgt. Gary Tincher of the WVSP detachment in Princeton.
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