The local community had a chance to meet law enforcement officers, first responders and others at the annual National Night Out event, hosted by the Breckenridge Police Department last week.
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This year’s National Night Out event, hosted by the City of Breckenridge and the Breckenridge Police Department, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Stephens County Law Enforcement Center, 210 E. Dyer St.
The Breckenridge Fire Department reclaimed the championship title in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, hosted by the Rotary Club of Breckenridge and Carter BloodCare.
It was standing room only at Tuesday night’s Breckenridge City Commission meeting as citizens showed up to voice their opinions about recent water problems in their neighborhood and about the ongoing animal control problems in the community. Others were in attendance to show support for Breckenridge Police Department members who were honored at the meeting.
Breckenridge police officer Drew Boggs was honored with a Life Saving Award at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday evening, June 4, at the Breckenridge City Park.
Four people were hospitalized, including a Breckenridge Police Department sergeant, following a high-speed chase that started Wednesday night in west Shackelford County and ended with a crash in the midst of the construction zone on Breckenridge’s Walker Street.
Shayden Ramsey, 22, was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the 3800 block of U.S. Highway 180 West (West Walker Street), in front of Walmart.
The police department and sheriff’s office will continue operating as separate entities in Breckenridge and Stephens County after a public hearing ended in a unanimous vote by the City Commissioners to go on maintaining their own law enforcement agency and to proceed with a search for a new police chief.
The City of Breckenridge is researching the possibility of combining local law enforcement services with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, but County officials and at least one City Commissioner aren’t necessarily on board with the idea.
