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Veteran cops face off for county sheriff
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MARQUETTE - Two experienced law officers are contending for the Democratic ballot tribal pattern with face spot in the brace face hentai Marquette County sheriff's election.
Incumbent Sheriff Mike Lovelace and Ishpeming Police Chief Jim Bjorne are running for the office, which is a four-year term.
The successful candidate in the Aug. 5 primary will go on to face Republican John Pizzi in the November general election.
Lovelace, 54, lives in Ishpeming Township. He has been in law enforcement for 34 years, including his start at Northern Michigan University's Public Safety womens north face nuptse boot Department, 11 years as a U.S .Marshal, and 12 years as the Marquette County sheriff.
His qualifications also include a master's degree in public administration from NMU and completion of training at the National Sheriff's Institute and the FBI Academy.
He has received national and state appointments, including seats on the advisory board to the National Institute of Justice and on the Michigan Citizens Community Emergency Response Coordinating Council.
Lovelace said he also is fiscally responsible and has sought grants rather than asking the county android travel alarm red face board for more funding.
"We're saving taxpayers about a million dollars a year by providing services we wouldn't otherwise have," he said, noting one recent grant-funded addition to the department was a 24-foot patrol boat to aid in marine patrol and search and rescue efforts.
Bjorne, 46, lives in Ishpeming. He has spent 24 years in police work, including work for the Ishpeming City Police Department and UPSET before becoming a detective lieutenant for the sheriff's office and then Marquette County undersheriff. For the last seven years he has been Ishpeming's police chief.
He said his experience as an investigator and administrator are excellent qualifications for the face cirgury job.
"I'm the only candidate that has the actual experience of running investigations and going through the nitty-gritty of police work," he said. "In addition, I have experience in hands-on managing of a police department, and of face the fire calendar the sheriff's office, for that matter. What I bring to the campaign is that I know budgets inside and out, police work inside and out, and contracts inside and out."
Both candidates said the biggest issue currently facing the sheriff's office is road patrol deputies.
"I think we need to come up with more creative ways to handle patrols along with the statutory mandates of the office," Bjorne said.
He suggested current duties be nude miracle face mask reassigned to keep more deputies on the road.
"Twenty-four hour coverage does not necessarily mean you have to have more people," he said. "It's taking a look at what your assets are and making sure they're in the right place at the right time."
Lovelace said he also is exploring ways to increase road patrols, but county funds are not available for more personnel. Instead, he said he will pursue grant-funded personnel ipod sad face programs, which are rarer than grants for equipment or training, but are available for some communities.
One of those is the "Weed and Seed" program, which focuses on community policing. Lovelace arai quantum face shields said he is working on getting officers under that program at K.I. Sawyer.
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Currently, officers from several different agencies respond to calls in that community, but none are based there.
Another grey ferret face major issue for the candidates is jail overcrowding, which each has a plan to address. Both said the recent county plan to open Mangum Farm as a minimum-security jail is a good the north face co short-term solution, but permanent changes should also be made.
Lovelace said the ultimate answer to overcrowding is to build a new, more efficient jail.
"I think we need to look at dogs face scabs nose eyes a new jail down the road. Hopefully, we'll have a strategic plan for that in the next five years, which I envision as a podular facility," he said.
Bjorne highlights the need for tougher jail conditions to deter offenders from returning, which he said is a significant part of the overcrowding problem.
"The repeat offenders tell me it's just an inconvenience in their lives. north face backpack Jail needs to be humane, but I think that tougher jail conditions are something we need to look at," he said.
He said that also would have the effect of motivating more inmates to get on work crew programs.
"The work crew director has numerous programs in the ready phase that will actually make money for the county, but there is no desire by the inmate to want to participate," he said.
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