Sheriff asks for four more deputies; county weighs whether it can afford them

by Sarah Craighead Dedmon 

Responding to an increase in violent crime and a reduction in local state police coverage, Washington County Sheriff Barry Curtis has asked the county to fund the hiring of four additional patrol deputies, a budget increase of almost $700,000, including equipment and cars. 

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