This story is WILD.

Misty

This story is WILD. Local news channel discovers a nearby 250-person town has a *50-person police force*, staffed primarily by officers who had been fired somewhere else. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2024/khou-11-investigation-coffee-city-police-department/

Jason Lefkowitz

@misty I was following this story in shocked disbelief while KHOU was breaking it. Fantastic local journalism. (And a great example of why communities need local journalism.) Glad to see them winning awards for it.