Ala. Senate votes to allow church to form PD

By: policeone.com

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  — The Alabama Senate has voted to allow a church to establish its own police department.

According to FOX 5 Atlanta, lawmakers voted earlier this month to allow Briarwood Presbyterian Church to establish a police department.

The church, which has a school and a 4,000 person congregation, says it needs its own officers to keep its members safe.

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