Goodhue is a small city in Minnesota, roughly halfway between Minneapolis and Rochester. Calling it a “city” is a bit of a stretch, since its population barely tops 1,000. But Goodhue now has a problem that is becoming far too common, particularly in blue states around the country. Last month, after a couple of years of wrangling over budgets and administrative logjams, the town’s police chief and its few remaining officers quit, leaving Goodhue without a police force. So what happens now? That’s a question that more and more municipalities are grappling with today and it’s happening when crime rates around the country continue to rise. (Associated Press)Read More
What happens when the local police just give up and disband?
