Sheriff Nole is for the people, not a piece of paper | Letter to the editor

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I read in the last opinion section the letter titled, “Residents Deserve a Safer Tomorrow.” We have safety with Sheriff Nole. We have needed Law Enforcement several times and the response has been quick, swift, and very professional. 

I don’t care much for mission statements, strategic plans, or extensive reports. People given restraining orders and pieces of paper do not make you safer and neither do strategic plans on paper. Sheriff Nole is from here, loves the area and its citizens, and protects us all. What more could you ask for? 

Last month I heard a woman screaming in the forest across the road and called 911, deputies were here in just a few minutes. They quickly helped the women who had mental health issues. 

A few years ago at about 3 a.m., we heard noises upstairs. I again called 911, and within two minutes four deputies were outside our house. Two circled the house and two entered our bedroom from an outside door. When they heard the noise, they drew their weapons and cleared the whole house finding an animal that got in. 

I’ve also done many ride-alongs with our deputies and am very impressed with their service. 

You can have a big strategic plan and a mission statement, but it’s just paper and ink. 

I look at the performance, results, attitudes, and results. Our sheriff’s department under Sheriff Joe Nole is doing a great job protecting us all and our property. 

We all need to re-elect Sheriff Joe Nole who is for the people and not for a piece of paper.

Gary H. Price
PORT LUDLOW