Police tape. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 8 A police unit in the U.S. state of Michigan said it ran out of budget to buy gasoline a few months ahead of schedule due to its high cost and will now try to respond to calls without leaving the place. U.S. auto fuel prices continue to break records, hitting yet another all-time high of $4.955 per gallon (3.785 liters) on Wednesday.» The Isabella County Sheriff's Department is also feeling pain at gas stations. a few months before the new budget goes into effect,» police officers wrote on social media. In Isabella County, Michigan, a gallon of gasoline costs motorists an average of $5,189 — noticeably more than the national average. «I instructed employees to try to respond to calls where it is possible by phone,” the local sheriff wrote. He stressed that we are not talking about cases that pose a threat to life, require the collection of evidence or paperwork. The police also do not refuse to patrol the territory entrusted to them, he added.
