JACKSON — “I’m bursting with pride and humbled by this recognition for our department,” Chief Chris Perley said last Friday upon learning last week that Jackson was named the safest small town in New Hampshire by Consumer Affairs magazine.
“I’ve always thought we were best,” Perley said. “Whatever is in the secret sauce, we’ve got it, and we’re not giving it up. I’m glad they picked us and recognized us.”
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We are not the safest. We are the most laid back. Jackson Police have continuously allowed unruly visitors and tourists to stomp on the rights of local business owners while letting them go with just a verbal threat. And, none of these incidents get logged. If they actually logged every single time an unruly patron became unruly, aggressive, and disorderly we would have a whole book of criminal complaints that never were pursued. This is far from honorable. This is laziness, pure and simple. Who conducted this analysis? I would love to let them know the truth.
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