KY Sheriff Survives On Second Hand Goods
A sheriff in southern Kentucky is relying on donations from businesses and other sheriff’s offices to keep his department running.
Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell is taking in the secondhand goods after his predecessor was accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the office.
Since the new sheriff took over in January, the county has been given pistols, bullets, used police cruisers and computers. Harrell now believes he has an arsenal large enough to fight the prescription pill and meth problem in the county of 38,000 people.
Harrell removed most of the office’s 18 employees when he took charge.
He is also using a $280,000 state loan to keep his office afloat until new revenues come in.
