Oregon women calls 911 to report someone breaking in to her house. Dispatcher tells her that due to budget cuts, local police no longer respond to emergencies during evenings or weekends. Intruder eventually breaks in and rapes her:
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/185839...deep-in-oregon
I stole this from Reddit and there was some additional information posted there:
- The police size was reduced from 26 officers to 6 officers because of tax cuts.
- The area is 1600 sq miles
- The residents of the city voted AGAINST a law enforcement levy last year
- They had another vote yesterday that also apparently failed
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/21/185839...deep-in-oregon
I stole this from Reddit and there was some additional information posted there:
- The police size was reduced from 26 officers to 6 officers because of tax cuts.
- The area is 1600 sq miles
- The residents of the city voted AGAINST a law enforcement levy last year
- They had another vote yesterday that also apparently failed