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Porter County's Sheriff reveals alarming understaffing, calling for urgent hires and raises to protect residents—will the council respond to the crisis?

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Sheriff urges hires and raises amid understaffing; council funds temporary salary adjustment
The Sheriff told the council the county is under-policed in unincorporated areas and asked for four officers over five years and 5% raises; council approved a short-term salary funding adjustment and discussed hire‑ahead temporary positions and a proposal to pay deputies an additional $2/hour.
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November 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Porter County is taking a significant step toward enhancing deputy training with plans for a new outdoor gun range, but will it face any obstacles?

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Sheriff gets approval for wetland and engineering studies as first step toward county gun range
County commissioners authorized up to $7,500 for a wetland delineation and up to $8,000 for engineering to calculate stormwater storage as preliminary steps to assess feasibility of an outdoor gun range adjacent to the sheriff's facility.
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May 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM