YOUR SHERIFF’S OFFICE, YOUR COMMUNITY
 
Sheriff Mark Melton and Appling County Sheriff’s Office Deputies assisted with the January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade.  The ACSO held its quarterly staff appreciation luncheon on Tuesday, January 16.  Deputy Keith Mack was recognized as “Employee of the Quarter”.  Congratulations Deputy Mack!  ACSO Staff attended the reception for retiring Registrar Donna Carter.  Sheriff Melton, Deputy Christian Derbez and Deputy Brandon Carver attended a two (2) day Basic Radar Training Class.  ACSO staff attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for Hardware Pizza.  Pastor Steven Statum, of Zion Church of God was Chaplin for the week.
For the week of January 12, 2018 through January 18, 2018, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided the following services:  
Deputies/Investigators, wrote 11 citations, made 14 arrests, issued 28 warnings, served nine (9) Criminal and 10 Civil papers for various courts, completed 29 incident reports, and completed 20 Sex Offender verifications.   There were two (2) vehicle crashes worked by deputies, with assists from the Georgia State Patrol. Deputies patrolled 6,246 miles for the period. The Sheriff’s Office considered it an honor to provide four (4) funeral escort throughout the week.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office initiated five (5) new criminal investigations.  
The Appling County Detention Center provided protection for our citizens by safely housing an average of 89 inmates during the current period.  Jailers completed 20 new inmate intakes and processed 21 inmate releases, which includes inmates from other counties that request our assistance in housing their inmates.  The medical unit provided 54 medical checks for the weeks and food service served 1881 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 571 calls for service, of which 158 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.
FOR ACSO AND OTHER COMMUNITY UPDATES, PLEASE FOLLOW SHERIFF MELTON’S FACEBOOK PAGE “MARK MELTON, SHERIFF OF APPLING COUNTY” AND VISIT THE ACSO WEBSITE AT WWW.APPLINGCOUNTYSHERIFFSOFFICE.COM