Current Affairs Towns forced to abandon local police services
The concept of a helpful police officer who is there to protect and inform rather than harass is fairly new to the Czech Republic. After the overthrow of communism 13 years ago there was a concerted effort to erase the memory of the dreaded communist police and create a police force that would be trusted and respected. The country's national police underwent a thorough overhaul and with the process of decentralization of power, cities, towns and villages across the country started financing their own local police departments. Now sadly, that process is being hampered by a lack of funds and many towns are having to close down their local police stations.
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