YOUR SHERIFF’S OFFICE, YOUR COMMUNITY.
 
On May 15, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office was honored to attended a reception hosted by The Pavilion, in recognition of National Nursing Home Week.  The residents dedicated the event to local law enforcement to commemorate National Peace Officer’s Day.  All local law enforcement was invited to attend.   Pastor Steve Meguiar of the First United Methodist Church in Baxley, was the Chaplin for the week.  The second Champs Program Awards picnic for 2017 was held at Cross Ties.  The annual Law Enforcement Memorial Event was held Thursday, May 18, with a large crowd in attendance.  Chief James Godfrey and the Baxley Police Department headed up the event with support from the ACSO.  The Georgia Department of Public Safety provided the Honor Guard which performed the placing of the memorial wreath and the raising and lowering of the United States flag.
For the seven-day period of May 12, 2017 through May 18, 2017, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) provided the following services:  
Deputies/Investigators, wrote 28 citations, made 21 arrests which included five (5) drug arrests, issued 51 warnings, served 35 criminal and 27 civil papers for various courts, completed 34 incident reports, and worked security for one court session during the current week.   There were five (5) vehicle crashes worked by deputies, with assists from the Georgia State Patrol. Deputies patrolled 6,471 miles for the period. The Sheriff’s Office considered it an honor to provide four (4) funeral escorts throughout the week.  Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office initiated 14 new criminal investigations and completed/closed three (3) current cases.
The Appling County Jail provided protection for our citizens by safely housing an average of 71 inmates during the current period.  Jailers completed 33 new inmate intakes and processed 26 inmate releases, which includes inmates from other counties that request our assistance in housing their inmates.  The medical unit provided 82 medical checks for the week and food service served 1,490 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 734 calls for service, 258 of which 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.