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Night shift: keeping citizens safe while they sleep

by | Aug 29, 2019 | Life & Style

Officers Korey Redding and Chris Wallace work the weekend night shifts for Farmersville Police Department. (Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times)

As the sun starts to set, you can feel the energy change. Darkness is coming and that means more challenges for police officers.

For the Farmersville Police Department, those on ‘deep nights,’ as the shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is referred, tackle the same type of calls as those on the dayshift.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the full story see the Aug. 29 edition or subscribe online.

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