Freestone County Commissioners Court approved the patrol of county roads near Oakwood by that city’s police officers at its Wednesday, March 5, meeting.
The court approved the continuation of the patrol help over the objection of Sheriff Jeremy Shipley. “I don’t think it’s necessary,” the sheriff said. “I was never in favor of it. That’s one of the safest places in the entire county. We’re there, and we’re going to handle whatever we need to do.”
Oakwood Chief of Police Ryan Cate asked the court to allow him and his officer to continue the ongoing patrols. He noted Oakwood’s proximity to the county roads that include CR 300, CR 301, CR 311, CR 321 and others often allow quicker response times than can be provided by sheriff’s deputies.
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