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Towns Thinking of Police Consolidation to Save Money

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Published March 31, 2008 at 8:37 AM EDT

By Jason Smith

Oswego, NY – With New York State facing a 4 billion dollar budget deficit and the nation facing a looming recession, state and local officials have been looking at ways to cut costs. Some are looking at police consolidation.

WRVO's Jason Smith reports.
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