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proximately one breaking and entering occurred every
“In view of this and the part of the Code that says the Supervisors are responsible for auditing accounts, I talked to the Sheriff about improving the description of what goes on mileage reports,” said Luke. He reported that subsequently, descriptions had been “more in line with the intent of the letter from the Compensation Board.” He added that he hoped th6 Compensation Board would follow through with Spence’s recommendation to inform all localities in the state of the policy interpretation and not just apply the “no policing” to Rappahannock County.
Luke suggested that the Supervisors adopt a formal resolution, request the Sheriffs Department to check “potential trouble spots” in the county to prevent law violations. Since the Compensation Board will not reimburse mileage accumulated in checking private businesses and residences unless a specific request is received, Luke continued, citizens should write the Sheriff a letter and make the formal request.
“I think you’ve missed the point there,” Davis responded. Without an indication that a crime might be committed, a request from a citizen for policing services would not qualify mileage for reimbursement, he maintained.
Although Davis acknowledged that "patrolling, under certain circumstances, may be effective, to a limited extent” in combating crime, he questioned its benefit when a large percentage (of breaking and entering crimes) are committed “after 12 p.m. when the residents are in bed asleep and so are the Sheriff and his Deputies.”
He also noted that the radio contact kept between
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