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On Thursday, Camden County Commissioners announced that the Woodlynne Police Department will disband this September and the Camden County Police Department will…

On Thursday, Camden County Commissioners announced that the Woodlynne Police Department will disband this September and the Camden County Police Department will start policing the small municipality.

Officials said the Commissioners will work with the Borough Council to ensure they have proper police coverage for the 2,900 residents of Woodlynne.“Ironically, this is why we originally formed the Camden County Police Department in 2013 because of the failure of the Collingswood PD and Woodlynne PD shared service agreement in 2009,” said Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr., liaison to the Camden County Police Department.

“The Camden County Association of Chiefs of Police has provided support and assistance to the Woodlynne Police Department over the years to create a viable law enforcement agency,” Winters said. “Nevertheless, with the significant shortage of manpower and the challenges that it presents to the community the best solution for sustainable law enforcement presence is for the consolidation of services with a neighboring law enforcement agency, in this situation the Camden County Police Department.

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