The reason there's never any cops in town at night is that they're not even in clendenin aftr like 8 oclock. I live close to whre all this is happening and can tell you I won't wait 2 hours for the cops to get to my house..

OOHHHH.. Im just gonna bite my tongue on this one!!

Quote from River_rat on May 8^th, 2008, 6:44am:

 
You do have a good point.  There was a huge issue about the night shift differential in a council meeting a few weeks ago.  Why were the officers fighting to get the pay bump when they hardly work overnight?  It is sad when residents have to endure “law breakers” because it would take hours before the Kanawha County Sheriff’s department would find time to respond to a call within the city limits of Clendenin.  
 
Does anyone know why we don’t have police coverage at night?  Do we not have money in the budget or just don’t have enough police officers?  Or is it that they would rather work day shift because not as much happens?  Anyone have some inside knowledge on this one?

   There used to be 3 full-time police officers, which put an officer on duty at nights, who DID patrol the area and respond to emergency calls. Unfortunately, there was so much BULLCRAP and politics going on, that one officer left his job.
      It's a shame that things like this happen and ultimately the town suffers from lack of protection.  In MY PERSONAL opinion, Clendenin will NEVER do any better until Mayor Ore is out of the mayor's office and the town has a different police force ENFORCING, ( I reiterate - ENFORCING) the laws and statutes of  the town.
       Too many people sit back, watching, and just let things happen instead of doing something and making their voices heard.  People, THINK, then ACT, and make a difference in your town!  Take a stand for what is right!
      I actually am glad that I am not in Clendenin every day to watch the ongoing saga of the demise or the destruction of a town that will one day (not too far off) cease to be.
      My heart is full of sadness and pity for townspeople that won't think and speak for themselves.
 

Can they pick up radio signals in Roane County?    Whatever shift they work, does not seem to help much since there has been a bank robbery during broad daylight.  The 25045 building broken into two or three times. Has this case been solved?  If it is, I'm sure the Deputies or State Police would have to solve this.  I hear the Sheriff Department had to work the bank robbery.  Where was the Clendenin officers ?  Clendenin needs the Kanawha County Deputies . I agree with wvredbird.