Police chief combats WOHS

Funding received from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS) may not be worth the hassle, Saratoga Chief of Police Tom Knickerbocker said at the Dec. 2 Saratoga town council meeting.

“(The Saratoga Police Department) gets a fraction of a percent of the funding, but 100 percent of the rules and regulations,” Knickerbocker said.

The Saratoga Police Department receives an annual grant from WOHS. Last year, the Saratoga Police Department (SPD) received $4,600 and is expected to receive $5,800 next year.

While the grant was typically used by police departments to purchase additional items f...