North Bay Village Police Department

I read Mr. Kevin Vericker’s piece on “It’s time for the police to step up” of November 28, 2012. Mr. Vericker makes the comparison of the importance of response time vs. actual effect on public safety. I respect Mr. Vericker and usually he can back up with facts what he writes about. However he happens to be way off base on this one. In my humble opinion, and in the spirit of always putting North Bay Village first, I have seen how well our police department works.

 I am satisfied with Police Chief Robert Daniels performance and the job our police force does in keeping our streets safe.  Law enforcement is a difficult job and at times a thankless job. This brave men and women risk their lives on a daily basis to keep us safe. Join me in applauding Chief Daniels and his police staff on a job well done.

If there is one area that we must continue to look at is the cost to run our police department. We must all work together to have our police force continue to do an excellent job but on a smaller budget. This is critical if we are to keep our budget solvent for the future. It will come a time, if not already,  where we simply will not be able to afford it. In today’s economy we all have to make adjustments and these adjustments can be painful at times. Great leaders think about ideas and ways to make things better.

 

“KEEPING NORTH BAY VILLAGE FIRST”

Mario Garcia

December 2, 2012