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On the Beat with Sheriff Scott Busching

Sheriff Scott Busching
Anne Hawke, NPR
Sheriff Scott Busching

In North Dakota, the nation's safest state, the rise of methamphetamine production and use has changed law enforcement. Sheriff Scott Busching, a 22-year veteran of the Williams County sheriff department, and his deputies patrol an area of 2,000 square miles, with a widely spread population. A three-part series profiling police in rural, suburban, and urban communities begins. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

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Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.
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