Hampden Sheriff Cuts Police Partnerships, Seeks Funding
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Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi announces budget cuts, ending partnerships with local police departments to save up to four million dollars. State lawmakers trim his offices budget by twenty-six point five million dollars, forcing these changes. Cuts mainly impact support for departments in Springfield, Palmer, Chicopee, West Springfield, and Holyoke. Sheriff Cocchi calls the moves tough but unavoidable, noting theyve hurt public safety in western Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald lays off staff amid the same fiscal crunch. This stems from a state Inspector General report slamming sheriffs budgets as opaque and chaotic, after more than one hundred million dollars in deficits last year. Cocchis team will stick to core jail operations in Ludlow for now, but plan to seek state funding later if finances rebound and gaps in local safety persist.
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