By Susan Vela
Rockford Register Star
Vying to become Boone County's top law enforcer, Republican sheriff candidates Phil Beu and Dave Ernest distinguished themselves Tuesday at an hour-long question-and-answer session before nearly 100 audience members.Beu, 54, spent 32 years with the sheriff's office, holding various positions including master sergeant/lieutenant of operations. His duties also once included hiring for the agency now employing nearly 40 deputies, which he said gave him knowledge of its strengths and weaknesses."When you see patrol cars, that's a deterrent," he said, of the importance of officers out in the community.Ernest, 50, is the deputy chief of the Belvidere Police Department."I love that department. And I love that city," he said, highlighting his experience fighting gang activity and his philosophy about working with the community.
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