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• The United States 'New Leading Cause Of Injury Mortality'
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  September 23, 2012

    The French novelist Amantine Lucile Dupin best known by her pseudonym, George Sands, lived during the 1800s.  She once...

• Back To School In The Classroom And On The Road
  by Sparta Township Police Sgt. John-Paul Beebe
  September 3, 2012

        It’s that time of the year again.  School opens this week.  For seniors, it’s s...

• Thank-You Sparta Little League Football - 'Where Kids Come First'
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  August 26, 2012

    This past Friday more than 1,500 people attended “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FOR LIFE.” Part of Sparta Little League F...

• Former NFL Great And Sparta Little League Football Team UP With The Sparta Police To Help Make A Difference
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  August 19, 2012

    In Sparta Township we continue to experience an unprecedented up swing in narcotics use, specifically heroin. It appears th...

• Treat Your Kids At Least As Good As Pets
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  August 11, 2012

    The other day I was on duty when I stopped at the Post Office to mail a package.  As I was returning to my patrol car,...

• Children's Lives Should Not Be An Electronic Open Book
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  August 3, 2012

    The “Night Elf” Character in the 2004 Movie “World of Warcraft” said in one scene, “I don&rsq...

• 'You Can Run But You Can't Hide'
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  July 30, 2012

    There is an old saying in Law Enforcement, you might out run a patrol car but no matter how fast you are driving…you...
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  Parents: Your Mission Is Never Complete
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  July 22, 2012

    Oklahoma City, the World Trade Center, Columbine Colorado, Virginia Tech, Fort Hood and now Aurora Colorado. These are ...
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  Time To Change The Culture
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  July 13, 2012

    There is a drug culture that is gaining momentum and popularity within our community.  This culture is growing and spr...
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  "What Would Paul Harvey Say?"
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  July 6, 2012

    Before I became a Sparta Township Police Officer, I was serving in the United States Coast Guard.  In 1987, I was stat...
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  “Generation RX”
  by Sgt. John-Paul Beebe, Sparta Township Police Department
  July 1, 2012

    This past year, two 17-year-old local High School boys were arrested and charged after they were caught on video surveillan...