Langham eyes hiring its own police officers
A small town northwest of Saskatoon is considering hiring its own police officers amid concerns about crime.
Residents will vote this week on whether they want to stop contracting the Warman RCMP detachment and join with the nearby community of Dalmeny, which already has its own police service.
Langham Mayor John Hildebrandt told Saskatchewan Afternoon host David Kirton that the idea came out of conversations he had on doorsteps during the 2016 mayoral campaign.
“I haven’t heard anybody complaining that response times on 911 are an issue. It’s the smaller issues: the vandalism, the graffiti that people are more worried about,” he said.