It was definitely the end of the school year for the ACSO.  Sheriff Melton enjoyed the Lexile Awards celebration at the Appling Primary School and sponsored several teams in the Community Connection Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser. Sheriff Melton and Chief Deputy Gene Davis attended the Coastal Area Traffic Enforcement Network, (CATEN) meeting hosted by the Graham Police Department. CATEN is a function of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.  Sheriff Melton and other staff members attended the Appling Leads Graduation Ceremony in support of Investigator Scottie Tanner who participated in the class. The ACSO was host to the Region 9 Chaplains Meeting. The ACSO Search and Rescue Team continued their training by practicing search patterns and techniques, and the Law Enforcement Explorer Post 560 enjoyed their end of the school year party with Sheriff Melton. Pastor Father Rafael Estrada of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church was chaplain for the week.
For the week of May 18, 2018 through May 24, 2018, the Appling County Office (ACSO) provided the following services:  
Deputies and Investigators made eight (8) arrests, issued 27 warnings, wrote 37 citations, served 24 Criminal and 21 Civil papers for various courts, and completed 35 incident reports and provided security for both Superior and Juvenile Court.   K-9 officers performed five (5) drug searches. There were seven (7) vehicle crashes worked by deputies, with assists from the Georgia State Patrol. Deputies patrolled 6,185 miles for the period. The Sheriff’s Office considered it an honor to provide three (3) funeral escort throughout the week.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office initiated 12 new criminal investigations and closed three (3) investigations.
The Appling County Detention Center provided protection for our citizens by safely housing an average of 76 inmates during the current period.  Jailers completed 25 new inmate intakes and processed 22 inmate releases, which includes inmates from other counties that request our assistance in housing their inmates.  The medical unit provided 33 medical checks for the weeks and food service served 1611 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 659 calls for service, of which 218 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.