Lometa votes for police to take patrol cars home

  • The Lometa City Council rescinded a recent vote and now will allow police officers to bring their cruisers home at the end of their work shifts. CITY OF LOMETA FACEBOOK PAGE
    The Lometa City Council rescinded a recent vote and now will allow police officers to bring their cruisers home at the end of their work shifts. CITY OF LOMETA FACEBOOK PAGE

    After returning from executive session, the Lometa City Council approved a recommendation by City Attorney Arthur Bryan regarding police cars.

    Prior to the Nov. 1 council meeting, city police officers could not take their squad cars home.

    In a Sept. 16 meeting, during a discussion with Police Chief Melissa

    Cantu about acquiring more vehicles for the department, council members brought up the practice…