Demo Enters Sheriff Race
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A former deputy from Michigan and Noble County is running for sheriff of Kosciusko County.
Glenn C. Canter, 53, brings with him a diverse background in law enforcement and an assortment of initial proposals. While a handful of candidates are expected to run on the Republican ticket, Canter will run on the Democrat ticket.
Canter, a resident of Papakeechie Lake, is a native of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Canter said he chose to announce now because one candidate has already done so and others are expected to follow suit soon. Although he is disclosing several proposals this week, he said his campaign will not get rolling until about March of 1998. In the meantime, he will have an Internet web site available for people to familiarize themselves with his campaign.
Canter said a few of his proposals will raise a few eyebrows.
He said he would like to expand the department's reserve program and work on a junior reserve program that would encourage young people to work with police.
Canter said he wants to expand the reserve program and revise the department's personal patrol vehicle policy. Although officers would still have the take-home vehicles during their work week, if the officers have two or three consecutive days off, the vehicle would be left at work for reserves to use, he said.
Using top reserves for independent patrolling has been done elsewhere and could be implemented here, he said.
The program would be staggered and not involve removal of all officers' cars every week during all their off time, he said.
The program would provide extra protection through added patrols, which are needed, he said.
"It's not going to go over well with the deputies, but it's going to give Kosciusko County a lot more protection," he said.
Currently, reserve officers accompany full-time officers with patrols and oversee visitation services at the jail.
He said he would like to work with bartenders to establish a volunteer take home program for inebriated drivers.
Canter worked as a deputy in Dexter, Mich., and Washtenaw County, which includes Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
In 1981, he began working for the Noble County Sheriff's Department in Indiana.
Canter said he also started a security program for Enchanted Hills, a community on the east side of Lake Wawasee.
On the side, he has operated a body guard service and provides assistance to battered wives.
Canter said he expects some of the candidates to "sling mud," but is vowing to run a clean and informative campaign.
Mud slinging, he said, "is for the birds."
"If you haven't got the merits on your own to run and you've got to knock somebody down, stay the hell out of the race. That's exactly how I feel," Canter said. [[In-content Ad]]
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A former deputy from Michigan and Noble County is running for sheriff of Kosciusko County.
Glenn C. Canter, 53, brings with him a diverse background in law enforcement and an assortment of initial proposals. While a handful of candidates are expected to run on the Republican ticket, Canter will run on the Democrat ticket.
Canter, a resident of Papakeechie Lake, is a native of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Canter said he chose to announce now because one candidate has already done so and others are expected to follow suit soon. Although he is disclosing several proposals this week, he said his campaign will not get rolling until about March of 1998. In the meantime, he will have an Internet web site available for people to familiarize themselves with his campaign.
Canter said a few of his proposals will raise a few eyebrows.
He said he would like to expand the department's reserve program and work on a junior reserve program that would encourage young people to work with police.
Canter said he wants to expand the reserve program and revise the department's personal patrol vehicle policy. Although officers would still have the take-home vehicles during their work week, if the officers have two or three consecutive days off, the vehicle would be left at work for reserves to use, he said.
Using top reserves for independent patrolling has been done elsewhere and could be implemented here, he said.
The program would be staggered and not involve removal of all officers' cars every week during all their off time, he said.
The program would provide extra protection through added patrols, which are needed, he said.
"It's not going to go over well with the deputies, but it's going to give Kosciusko County a lot more protection," he said.
Currently, reserve officers accompany full-time officers with patrols and oversee visitation services at the jail.
He said he would like to work with bartenders to establish a volunteer take home program for inebriated drivers.
Canter worked as a deputy in Dexter, Mich., and Washtenaw County, which includes Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.
In 1981, he began working for the Noble County Sheriff's Department in Indiana.
Canter said he also started a security program for Enchanted Hills, a community on the east side of Lake Wawasee.
On the side, he has operated a body guard service and provides assistance to battered wives.
Canter said he expects some of the candidates to "sling mud," but is vowing to run a clean and informative campaign.
Mud slinging, he said, "is for the birds."
"If you haven't got the merits on your own to run and you've got to knock somebody down, stay the hell out of the race. That's exactly how I feel," Canter said. [[In-content Ad]]