Killington, Vermont Moves to Create Police Department

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The Vermont ski town of Killington is a step closer to creating its own police department.

Killington already has town constables, who are elected. The Rutland Herald reports  the public will decide at Town Meeting in March whether to shift from that to an actual police department in which the officers are appointed.

The select board has voted in favor of the move.

The motion to create a police department included a caveat that the town receive some sort of assurance from Vermont State Police that troopers would still help respond to emergency calls from Killington.

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