Jim Stewart

Review of Denton Police Department

Low staffing, the officers are obviously overworke...

Low staffing, the officers are obviously overworked and undermanned. It takes a long time to get a response. The duty officer quoted up to several hours wait for hit-and-run accident response. That is unacceptable. The stress on the force shows in the attitude of virtually everyone ive come into contact with there. As an ex military officer, I truly appreciate the job that they're trying to do but clearly they are overworked, frustrated and behind the power curve. This is a reflection of Texas' low tax low service philosophy and as a result it's pretty much every man for himself on the roads of the metroplex. Be careful out there.