Portsmouth sheriff cuts services, demands better pay scales
January 26, 2009 | Virginia News
Watson last month publicly gave city leaders until the first of the year to address making his deputies' pay comparable to others in the region or he'd pull his inmate crews. He objected to being left out of efforts to raise the pay of city public-safety workers. He said low pay was costing him too many deputies to other cities because they needed to "feed their families."
Deputies also have stopped setting up radar traps and patrolling school zones for speeders, although Watson said they'll still stop someone if they witness unsafe behavior, such as reckless driving.
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