Sheriff's Race: Candidates Weigh in on Police Consolidation

This week on the Patch Podium, the candidates explain their stance on contracting county sheriff's law enforcement services in place of municipal police departments.

Posted Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 5:10 am ET|Updated Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:44 pm ET

Welcome to the Patch Podium, where candidates weigh in on the issues each week.

This week, we asked candidates for Pinellas County Sheriff:

What should be the Sheriff's Office's approach to consolidating with municipal police departments?

Click on each candidate's name to read his response:

at 7 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 17) at the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater Octagon Arts Center, 2470 Nursery Rd.

The debate is free to attend, or you can watch It is sponsored by Patch, the and Bay News 9.

Previous Patch Podiums:

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.