In a letter addressed Tuesday to the Sheriff's Office, Town Marshal Shane Ginnan said he requested the Indiana State Police SWAT team respond to any future calls for assistance in Yorktown.
YORKTOWN — Yorktown Town Marshal Shane Ginnan has said he intends to pull the police department's officers from the Delaware County SWAT Team.
"This will take effect immediately," Ginnan wrote."Please remove my officers from any on-call or call-out lists that may exist through dispatch." Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner responded to Ginnan with a letter of his own, in which he argued the decision to withdraw would have a negative impact on public safety.
"Having your officers on our specialized team not only makes your department stronger, but it makes your community safer. Thus, in the interest of the safety of your community I respectfully request you reconsider your decision," Skinner wrote. "We must consider why police agencies often times require the assistance of SWAT. As you know, SWAT teams are routinely called out to handle barricaded armed suspects, violent armed attacks on other citizens, hostage situations, and active shooters in schools and businesses, to name a few. In each of these scenarios every second counts. Lives can be lost in the blink of an eye," he wrote.
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