LCPD, CCSO lock up deal on teamwork

Agreement will allow police officers to assist in county.

Sheriff Mark Hunter (right) and Lake City Interim Police Chief Gerald Butler have reached a deal to have the agencies work together more closely. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Sheriff Mark Hunter (right) and Lake City Interim Police Chief Gerald Butler have reached a deal to have the agencies work together more closely. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

The Lake City Police Department and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office have a new crime-fighting tool in their arsenal.

It may look as harmless as a piece of paper, but the new tool carries the weight of…