Colorado town baffled after entire police force suddenly quit
The Washington Post  Peter Holley

   © Courtesy of NBC affiliate KOAA The entire police force in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., quit this month before a newly elected mayor was sworn in. Reporters who visited police headquarters (above) confirmed that the building is empty.

If you find yourself in an emergency situation in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., don’t bother calling police.

In this scenic western hamlet, they no longer exist.

All four members of the 700-person town’s police force — Tim Bradley, the police chief, and three volunteer reserve officers — resigned April 14 because of an alleged policy dispute with the municipality’s newly elected mayor, according to Fox affiliate KXRM-TV.

Residents told the station that they weren’t exactly sure why the resignations occurred.

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