NewsFebruary 21, 2016
Guns, uniforms stolen from southwest Missouri police station
SPARTA, Mo. — Christian County authorities are investigating the theft of guns, ammunition and uniforms from a small southwest Missouri police station. Sheriff Brad Cole said someone broke into the Sparta police station early Friday by pushing an air-conditioning unit out of a window. ...
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SPARTA, Mo. — Christian County authorities are investigating the theft of guns, ammunition and uniforms from a small southwest Missouri police station.
Sheriff Brad Cole said someone broke into the Sparta police station early Friday by pushing an air-conditioning unit out of a window.
Sparta has not had a police force since December, when the police chief resigned after being criticized for shooting a caged dog.
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City leaders told the Springfield News-Leader in January the city needs its own police force and will try to hire a chief and one or two other officers.
The sheriff’s department is patrolling Sparta for now.
Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com
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