Mounted Patrol Cut

Boston Economy Beantown's Mounted Police Unit forced to disband because of budget cuts.
by Associated Press
Published: Mon, June 29, 2009 - 3:18 am CST Last Updated: Mon, June 29, 2009 - 3:20 am CST
BOSTON (AP) - The clip-clop of police horses will no longer heard on Boston streets.

The nation's first Mounted Unit will be disbanded Tuesday because of budget cuts, its 12 horses given new homes - at least
until the city can come up with funds to restore the unit.

Five horses will be leased to the New York City Police Department, four are going to the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office
and three are being returned to their former owners. The 10 officers assigned to the unit will be redeployed to other districts
in the city.

Police Commissioner Ed Davis told the Boston City Council he had to choose between animals and people in the budget, and chose to
keep people.

The Mounted Unit dates to 1873 and was a familiar sight in crowd control situations.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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goneisland2 Says:
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:41 am

Ask Ted Kennedy, I am sure he can come up with some money—or maybe they don’t have any left after the Big Dig up there.  Teddy has enough to pay for the horses privately though.

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