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There's a new sheriff (deputy) in town

By Meg Olson

"It's a family condition,"Jeff Turner said of his career choice. "All of my family's in law enforcement. You get to not be inside and meet interesting people from a wide spectrum."

Now in his third year as a Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) deputy, Turner moved to Point Roberts in early December, replacing Colin Bertrand and joining Rich Emmons as one of the Point's pair of deputies. The 28-year-old has spent seven years in law enforcement, starting at the Whatcom County jail then working at Western Washington University for two years before joining the WCSO.

Turner volunteered for a two-year assignment to Point Roberts. "It's a change of pace, something different, working tighter with the community,"he said. His first month has been a busy one. "We are probably getting 10 calls a day on the phone,"he said. He has also been learning about the community, and one of the things that caught his eye was the absence of any enforcement at the border outside the port of entry. "That concerns me when I see little bridges going straight to Canada,"he said.

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