Mifflin Township Votes 2-0 to Disband Its Police Department After Levy Fails
Trustees of Mifflin Township, in the Columbus metro area of Franklin County, Ohio, voted 2-0 on Nov. 11 to disband the township police department immediately, the Columbus Dispatch reported. A third trustee was absent. The vote followed the failure of a 6.9-mill police levy, which voters rejected 56 percent to 44 percent. The department's two full-time and three part-time officers were asked to resign.
Brian Steel, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 9, issued a statement criticizing the decision. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office will respond to emergency calls only and will not conduct routine patrols. The small department had been short-staffed since May 2025, when two of its officers were shot.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
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