Sunday, June 29, 2008

Berrien County: Cop Land

The front page of a newspaper, and signs posted in a town's shopping district, can communicate the culture of a place. In downtown St. Joseph, Mich. there are many signs affixed to lamp posts, etc. bearing the message: "The Downtown Area May Be Under Police Surveillance." Those, and the following cover story in today's Herald Palladium, speak for themselves. (Plus,
scroll down to the June 19 photo...)
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Don Campbell / H-P staff
Berrien County Sheriff’s deputies (from left) John Hopkins, Mike Moore, Justin Hopkins and Roger Johnson run through tactical response drills during training exercises at Niles High School on Wednesday.