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Harvey County sheriff reports steady patrol activity, Flock camera successes and jail medical provider change
Summary
Sheriff’s office presented August activity numbers, reported early successes from the Flock license-plate camera network and told commissioners that the jail’s current medical contractor will end services Oct. 31 as the county seeks a local medical provider through an RFP.
Sheriff Jeff told the Harvey County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 16 that patrol, jail and civil process activity in August was within typical ranges, while the sheriff’s office has seen early operational gains from a newly installed Flock license-plate camera system and is seeking a new medical provider for the county jail after the current contractor informed the county it will leave.
"For August... we were 201 cases... 430 traffic stops, 72 tickets issued, 77 arrests," Sheriff Jeff reported, summarizing patrol activity. He said deputies recorded 1,347 calls for service and drove 42,155 miles during the month. On the jail, the sheriff said monthly commitments were 148 and releases 156, with an average daily population of about 100.
The sheriff also briefed commissioners on the Flock camera network. "For the month of August, we had 502,622 total vehicles read," he said, and noted "the total hot list alerts was 304" and "total successes for August... we had 7," which the office said resulted in arrests, seized meth and recovered stolen property. He told commissioners the county has three of four cameras installed and expects the fourth soon.
On jail medical services, Captain Brian Huntley told the board the county has issued a request for proposals seeking a local practitioner and local nursing to provide care in the detention center. Huntley said the facility has already received notice from its current provider: "Turnkey just sent us... they are out. So they basically severed their contract with us... October 31, turnkey has said that we are no longer gonna be your medical provider." He said one nurse practitioner currently with Turnkey indicated she would provide interim coverage if needed and that the county has one site visit scheduled for the RFP on Sept. 19.
Huntley said the county plans to retain Diamond Pharmacy for prescriptions and to staff nursing positions locally: "We would stay with Diamond Pharmacy... we would hire our own nursing, we would have county nursing, and then we would partner with a local practitioner to facilitate the the doctoring." He said local practitioners he had approached did not believe they could financially support taking over all services and pharmacy logistics, underscoring why the county issued an RFP.
Why this matters: the Flock system is generating actionable leads for detectives, and the jail must secure continuous medical coverage before Turnkey’s Oct. 31 withdrawal. Commissioners were told the county has interest from potential local providers and a plan to maintain pharmacy continuity with Diamond Pharmacy.
No formal vote was recorded on the medical contract at the Sept. 16 meeting; the record shows the county has posted the RFP and is pursuing local proposals.
