哥伦布都会区米夫林镇区2比0投票解散警察分局 选民否决征税是主因
位于哥伦布都会区富兰克林县的米夫林镇区11月11日宣布，镇区理事会已投票决定立即解散镇区警察分局，今后将寻求与其他执法机构合作或签约，以维持当地的治安服务。理事会以2比0通过解散决定，第三名理事理查德·安杰卢缺席投票。理事凯文·卡维纳当天告诉《哥伦布快报》，选民已经用选票明确表态，不愿再出资维持这支警察队伍，镇区也不会再提出新的征税议案来恢复警局，剩余警员已被要求辞职。
11月3日的选举中，选民否决了一项6.9毫的持续性房产税，按每10万美元评估值246美元计算，该税每年可筹集约50万美元，约56%的选民投了反对票。首都城市警察兄弟会9号分会主席布赖恩·斯蒂尔10日发表声明，称这一决定“令人深感失望”，并指出警局已有65年历史。斯蒂尔说，富兰克林县治安官办公室今后会到镇区处理紧急报警，但不会进行日常巡逻。
该分局现有两名全职警员和三名兼职警员，自2025年5月两名警员在一次交通拦截后遭嫌疑人枪击以来，人员一直短缺。镇区表示，将优先保障公共安全服务的持续与可靠，同时合理使用公共资金，未来治安安排确定后会再公布。
Mifflin Township Votes 2-0 to Disband Its Police Department After Levy Fails
Trustees of Mifflin Township, in the Columbus metro area of Franklin County, Ohio, voted 2-0 on Nov. 11 to disband the township police department immediately, the Columbus Dispatch reported. A third trustee was absent. The vote followed the failure of a 6.9-mill police levy, which voters rejected 56 percent to 44 percent. The department's two full-time and three part-time officers were asked to resign.
Brian Steel, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 9, issued a statement criticizing the decision. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office will respond to emergency calls only and will not conduct routine patrols. The small department had been short-staffed since May 2025, when two of its officers were shot.
来源：《哥伦布快报》
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