Eastampton Police Save Lives

In a recent fire, after a neighbor called 9-1-1, it was the Eastampton Police that were first on the scene. They knocked on the door and informed the unsuspecting homeowner their house was on fire. Thanks to your Eastampton Police Department, the lives of this and countless other families have been saved.

The pledge of Nagler, Campbell and Springer is clear: We will maintain the independence and integrity of the Eastampton Police Department.

Source: State Police 2007 Uniform Crime Report for Burlington County Times as reported in the Burlington County Times (Hainesport is patrolled by the State Police)

In 2008, $438 of the yearly property taxes on the average home goes to support the Eastampton Police Department, much less than the yearly cost of cable/sattellite TV or cell phone service.

The 2007 crime statics are very clear; the crime rates in the other 4 RV sending district towns is between a 35% and 60% higher than the crime rate in Eastampton. That is not by accident. Eastampton has the best police department in Burlington County.

What if our police department were disbanded? What would Eastampton do for police protection? The state police are no longer contracting with municipalities to provide policing services. Eastampton would have to contract with another town for police services. Your tax dollars will be going out of town to pay another town to patrol our streets. Eastampton has the lowest overall crime rates for the five towns. Why would you put your family at risk by having another police department patrol our streets?

What will you lose if the Eastampton Police Department is disbanded and your tax dollars go to pay another town’s police department?

1-     Police Officers who are first on the scene of any emergency - about 4 minutes from the time 9-1-1 is dialed.

2-     Full time 24/7/365 police coverage.

3-     Police Officers who know your children and are familiar with your neighborhood.

4-     DARE program at the Community School.

5-     School Resource Officer at the Community School.

6-     Courtesy home vacation checks.