Commissioner Mark Ozias said his concern was that these individuals or groups see themselves as vigilantes and wants them to know there is professional law enforcement in the county. | Pixabay
Commissioner Mark Ozias said his concern was that these individuals or groups see themselves as vigilantes and wants them to know there is professional law enforcement in the county. | Pixabay
Armed citizens are discouraged from participating in protests by Clallam County law enforcement, Sheriff Bill Benedict said.
“We do not want citizens arming themselves and coming to our assistance,” Benedict said, Peninsula Daily News reported. “I can’t think of a scarier scenario than to have untrained, armed citizens leaving their homes to come try to help law enforcement. We don’t want that,” Benedict added. “As a matter of fact, we will take a very, very dim view of people showing up armed offering to help us.”
Commissioner Mark Ozias said his concern was that these individuals or groups see themselves as vigilantes and wants them to know there is professional law enforcement in the county.
“As we’ve seen incidences in Forks and Port Angeles and other places,” Ozias said, Peninsula Daily News reported. “I just wanted to make sure that you had a chance to talk a little bit about the professional law enforcement community here in Clallam County. As far as I’m concerned, county residents have a lot of be proud of with regard to our county Sheriff’s Department and everyone who works there."
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