Southport Police Chief raises concerns over proposed legislation impacting reserve officers

Southport Police Chief raises concerns over proposed legislation impacting reserve officers

SOUTHPORT The Southport Police Department is concerned about House Bill 1186. The legislation has passed out of the House and will make its way through the senate once the session resumes next week. The bill does a number of things that the department supports, however, a portion of the bill would restrict reserve police officers from exercising jurisdiction outside of the agency they are affiliated with, which means that those who respond to as…