Whiteville Mayor James Bellar informed the police department if they did not increase the number of traffic citations written, he would terminate three police officers. According to the TCA Code, Bellar cannot provide a traffic citation quota to the police department. However, the Whiteville Police Department has also decreased crime, according to TBI statistics, while the number of citations have decreased.

Bellar: more tickets or less officers

During the Whiteville Aldermen meeting on Monday, October 6, Mayor James Bellar addressed the issue of decreased traffic citations from the Whiteville Police Department. However, the way the decreased citations was addressed has raised alarms regarding if Bellar has broken the law.

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