This summer, Sturtevant officials began to quietly weigh a proposal to disband their police department and instead contract for law enforcement services through a neighboring agency. Thanks to the officers’ union and the WPPA, news of the potential move raised serious concerns regarding a lack of transparency and inspired pushback from members of the community. After months of outreach on the part of the Sturtevant Professional Police Association, the Village Board announced it would retain its police department. Some of the media coverage of this issue is below.
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Wisconsin village to keep local police department rather than outsource services (Wisconsin Public Radio)
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Sturtevant keeping police department (Racine Journal Times)
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Sturtevant interim village administrator urges trustees to hold off on policing decision (Racine Journal Times)
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Police Options Up for Discussion at Sturtevant Meeting (WGTD Radio)
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Sturtevant looks into outsourcing police services to Racine County Sheriff’s Office (Racine Journal Times)
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Wisconsin village considers disbanding police department, contracting with county (Wisconsin Public Radio)
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Sturtevant village board explores shutting down police department, residents demand transparency (TMJ4-Milwaukee)
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Sturtevant considers disbanding police department, meeting Aug. 5 to discuss contracting with county sheriff (Racine County Eye)