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California gaming tribes fund county law enforcement

Friday, September 2, 2005

Two California tribes are using gaming revenues to fund county law enforcement.

The Blue Lake Rancheria gave $125,000 to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office to fund two deputies. The tribe gave $125,000 last year as well.

The Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria also gave $135,000 for two years to fund one deputy position. "What we�re doing that for is basically to help alleviate the neighbors� concerns about the lapse in time for the sheriff's response time to the casino," chairman Leonard Bowman told The Eureka Reporter.

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Blue Lake Rancheria to fund deputies (The Eureka Reporter 9/1)