Snow Hill Town Commissioners reconsider closing police department

Snow Hill rethinks move to eliminate police department

The small town of Snow Hill, North Carolina—about 70 miles southeast of Raleigh—held an emergency meeting Monday afternoon and voted to revisit its decision to dissolve the town’s five-member police department. Last week, the town commissioners voted 3-2 to disband the Snow Hill Police Department, which was established in 2011. The department consists of the Chief, four full-time, and four part-time officers, and is also supplemented by the Gree…

Snow Hill votes to keep police department, budget still pending

The Snow Hill Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to reverse course and continue operating the town's police department during an emergency called meeting on Monday.

Snow Hill Town Commissioners reconsider closing police department

SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) -- Snow Hill Town Commissioners have voted 5-0 unanimously to reconsider dissolving the Snow Hill Police Department. This decision comes from the Board of Commissioners emergency meeting on Monday. Town Commissioners called for the emergency meeting after former Snow Hill Mayor and current US Congressman Don Davis released a statement, urging the town to change their mind. "Police departments are so important to the lives …