The motto of Kemp, if wiki is to be believed, is “Easy Livin’.”
The livin’ just got easier for any crooks, reprobates and no-goodniks in the East Texas town of 1,133 people, as the five-person police force disbanded this morning.
A budget crunch made the department untenable.
The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release it will “continue to serve the citizens of Kemp just like we always have.”
This article appears in May 3-9, 2012.