LPD chief calls for year-long jail closure

‘Critical’ staff shortages cited at council meeting

By Sarah Brown
Lebanon Local

Police Chief Frank Stevenson told the Lebanon City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 14, that he would have to close the Lebanon Municipal Jail for 12 to 18 months due to a “critical” shortage of staff that puts officer safety levels and risk.
“After several months of looking at it and trying to make it work, I’m at a point where the staff is…