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Sheriff Candidate Has Plan To Increase Patrols In North Escambia
March 7, 2008
Larry Scapecchi has a plan to increase law enforcement patrols in areas of North Escambia. The Democratic candidate for Escambia County Sheriff said the department currently has two many supervisors.
Scapecchi told the Walnut Hill Ruritan Club Thursday night that incumbent Sheriff Ron McNesby has “over promoted” supervisors with his department having one supervisor for every three deputies on the streets.
“The amount we are overpaying some supervisors would put more deputies on the steets,” he said. “If were are putting all your money into his (McNesby’s) kingdom, then there is no money for deputies in the precincts.”
“We need staff, but we don’t need more adminstration,” Scapecchi said. “Everybody is asking me ‘where’s the deputies?’”
The sheriff’s department helicopter needs to go, he told the Ruritan Club. “It is wasted money,” he said. “The response time for the helicopter can be as much as 25 to 40 minutes. By the time they get there, the incident is over.”
However, he added that perhaps a single helicopter for use by all county departments, not just the sheriff’s department, would split the cost to the point it would be feasible.
When asked if Escambia County should round up illegal aliens as has been done in Santa Rosa County recently, Scapecchi said he does not think an actual round up would make economic sense. But he was not promoting a free ride for illegals.
“If they are not here legally, they need to go because they are a drain on society,” he said. “But we don’t need a task force rounding them up when those deputies could be out answering calls. But we will pursue any and all violations.”
Scapecchi spent 25 years in law enforcement, retiring as a lieutenant with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department. He said he decided to run for Escambia’s top cop because “I just could not stay in retirement. I felt that whoever was sheriff of Escambia County should be a person of integrity.”
“We need a good, strong sheriff,” Scapecchi said.
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