YOUR SHERIFF’S OFFICE, YOUR COMMUNITY.
Staff members of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office attended “Avoiding Harassment Training” which was presented by LGRMS Risk Control, ACSO Firearms Instructors provided firearms training for the Jeff Davis County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Officers, and provided special patrol for the Altamaha Bluegrass Festival. ACSO deputies attended Eagle Training for Advanced Incident Reporting. Youth Pastor Jordan Ball of Baxley Church of God was Chaplin for the week.
For the seven-day period of November 2, 2017 through November 9, 2017, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided the following services:
Deputies/Investigators, wrote 41 citations, made four (4) arrests, issued 36 warnings, performed 14 Sex Offender Compliance Verifications, served 11 criminal and 13 civil papers for various courts, completed 16 incident reports, and provided security for State and Superior Courts. There were eight (8) vehicle crashes worked by deputies, with assists from the Georgia State Patrol. Deputies patrolled 5,292 miles for the period. The Sheriff’s Office considered it an honor to provide five (5) funeral escort throughout the week. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office initiated four (2) new criminal investigations and completed or closed four (3).
The Appling County Detention Center provided protection for our citizens by safely housing an average of 98 inmates during the current period. Jailers completed 15 new inmate intakes and processed 18 inmate releases, which includes inmates from other counties that request our assistance in housing their inmates. The medical unit provided 96 medical checks for the week and food service served 1843 meals. We continue to provide one outside detail that maintains the grounds of most county facilities.
Our 911 Emergency Call Center Dispatchers received and dispatched 719 calls for service, of which 240 were emergency calls directly to 911. These numbers do not include routine communications between dispatch and units nor does it include the normal calls for training and drills.