Many police forces are seeing cut-backs across the Untied States, and the Southcoast has seen it as well. One Sheriff is telling his citizens that the police need some help, and how you can protect yourself.

Some are saying that Sheriff David Clarke is encouraging people to be 'vigilantes', but it doesn't seem like the case. He's telling people to take a proper safety course, and prepare themselves if the police can't be there on time.

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