Town of Purcellville will not disband its police department — at least for now

After 'Rowdy' Meeting, Town Drops Plan to Axe Police Force

A small Virginia town narrowly kept its police force two weeks after leaders tried to cut it to save millions. The Purcellville town council reversed its decision to eliminate the local police department after a public backlash, Fox News reports. On Tuesday, council members voted to fund the police force...

Virginia’s ‘safest city’ to keep police department after effort to dismantle it led to backlash

Leaders of a small Virginia town voted Tuesday night to keep funding its police department, a week after the town council tried to dismantle it without public input or warning. Town residents have had problems with the council before, but…

Purcellville residents' overwhelming support for a police department sways council votes

The Purcellville Police Department will not be dissolved this year.

Town of Purcellville will not disband its police department — at least for now

The Town Council of Purcellville, Virginia, voted to fund its police force through next year. Earlier this month, the council of the town of approximately 9,000 people, located in western Loudoun County, began discussions about defunding the Purcellville Police Department as a cost-cutting option in the town’s budget. Tuesday, after hearing from dozens of residents opposed to dissolving the local department, as well as two members of the Loudoun…

Virginia town backs away from dissolving police department after citizen uproar

Leaders in a Virginia town have voted to keep the town’s police force a week after they tried to eliminate it to save more than $3 million, according to reports.

Purcellville residents' overwhelming support for a police department helps sway council members' votes

The Purcellville Police Department will not be dissolved this year.