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While mileage payments have increased, the number of breaking and enterings have more than doubled, according to the Commonwealth’s Attorney. “Rappahannock is the highest burglary and larceny county in this section of the state,” he declared.
Davis suggested that a scientific study on how to reduce crime be undertaken. He said that emphasis should be placed on lighting techniques used to discourage crime, and singled out the Rappahannock school as an example of the type of lighting that makes it easy to break in without detection. “By having lights on outside instead of inside the schools, a criminal can’t be seen, even if the building is policed,” he said.
Supervisor Clarence Baldwin said he opposed a resolution requesting that the Sheriffs Department police only designated trouble spots. It wouldn’t be fair to all the county tax payers to only check a few areas, he maintained. Besides, he added, the crooks would just move over to another location if they knew the police would be somewhere else.
Sheriff Buntin agreed with Baldwin’s argument against policing only specific areas. “Everyone should have the same protection,” he stated.
“You’d have a hard time finding a spot on that map that’s not a trouble spot,” said Supervisor Butch EasU|am, and suggested that the decision on where to police be left to the sheriff.
Supervisors Dick Latham and Clarence Baldwin agreed.
Baldwin said that policing should be at the discretion of the sheriff, rather than publicized. “Let’s don’t tell the crooks in advance where he’s going to be,” Baldwin added.
Supervisor H. B. Wood suggested that the Board give Chairman Luke authority to work with Sheriff Buntin on coming up with an acceptable procedure for patrolling.
“Acceptable to who?” asked Davis.
Both the Compensation Board and the Board of Supervisors, Wood answered. Davis insisted that mileage reimbursements for all items listed in the letter from Rasnick to Buntin must be “predicated on a complaint.”
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