Cost concerns stall Amherstburg's push for regional police force

Amherstburg Mayor Michael Prue’s hope to explore a regional police force is losing momentum after Essex County Council expressed little interest Wednesday in hiring a consultant to study its viability. “I had hoped there would be a good deal of more empathy shown to us,” Prue told reporters after Wednesday’s council meeting. “They all say they’re glad they’re not in (this) situation but they don’t want to take the necessary steps to look at option