YOUR SHERIFF’S OFFICE, YOUR COMMUNITY
An ACSO holiday thank you goes to Mr. Andy Collins.  On Friday, December 22, Mr. Collins provided a Christmas meal for the ACSO staff and Appling Detention Center Inmates.  Sheriff Melton had extra deputies on patrol for Christmas Eve to make sure Santa had no problems getting through our county.  Pastor Elzie Hayes, of First African Baptist Church, was the Chaplin for the week.
For the week of December 22, 2017 through December 28, 2017, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided the following services:  
Deputies/Investigators, wrote seven (7) citations, made nine (9) arrests, issued 16 warnings, served 19 Criminal and six (6) Civil papers for various courts, completed 18 incident reports, and provided security for Juvenile Court.   There were 11 vehicle crashes worked by deputies, with assists from the Georgia State Patrol. Deputies patrolled 6,486 miles for the period. The Sheriff’s Office considered it an honor to provide seven (7) funeral escort throughout the week.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office initiated nine (9) new criminal investigations.  
The Appling County Detention Center provided protection for our citizens by safely housing an average of 75 inmates during the current period.  Jailers completed 14 new inmate intakes and processed 13 inmate releases, which includes inmates from other counties that request our assistance in housing their inmates.  The medical unit provided 63 medical checks for the weeks and food service served 1643 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 513 calls for service, of which 212 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.