Ramseur residents concerned after police department dwindles [Video]

The Ramseur Police Department is left with hardly any staff, following failed budget negotiations.That’s left the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office answering, assisting and responding to calls for the town.”We’re just disappointed that police won’t be here anymore,” said Ramseur Resident Claudette Sands.The small town has always had a small police department — but recently, it became even smaller. Skeletal, in fact. The chief is basically all that’s left — for the time being.According to the Ramseur Town Clerk, Carol Akers, there were six officers manning the police department — which includes the chief.However, two accepted positions at other agencies; one was out on disability and another left.The police chief is retiring for personal reasons. After that, the town will be left with, essentially, no police force.”I think everybody is concerned about response times now,” said Ramseur resident Albert Jones. “It should take the sheriff’s department a little longer to respond …