Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Everson adds two police officers to growing force Contract with Nooksack carried to 2020 with 3% annual increases By Elisa Claassen for the Lynden Tribune
EVERSON — Police Chief Dan MacPhee announces two new hires for the city police department, bringing the force to six fulltime plus two reserve officers. Eric Brown, who had been a reserve officer, moved to fulltime status in October 2015. He completed training in April at the Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien. He is now finishing his on-the-job field training. Prior, Brown worked as a computer programmer in the county. Derrick Charlton, a lateral hire in March 2016, comes with four years’ experience with the Nooksack Tribal Police after 10 years in the U.S. Air Force. • The City of Nooksack has renewed its contract with Everson for law enforcement coverage for another five years at a cost of $822,911, according to Everson City Clerk/Treasurer Jennifer Bell. The $155,000 fee for 2016 — a $10,000 increase over 2015 — increases 3 percent annually to $174,451 in 2020. • Chief MacPhee reminds citizens of Everson and Nooksack to visit the city’s website at http://www.ci.everson.wa.us/policedepartment.html. Officer Matthew Thompson, the department’s community policing liaison, is available to groups, schools and businesses for crime prevention talks. His contact is through the website. • Due to an increase in property crimes this spring, MacPhee encourages resi-
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dents to keep their valuables in cars and homes locked up. That concern extends to construction sites, he said, as tools and equipment have been stolen if not secured.
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