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Sheriff—s office reports rising jail population, increased traffic enforcement and drug seizures
Summary
At a Public Safety Committee meeting, the sheriff—s office reported an uptick in jail population and traffic citations, summarized recent drug task force seizures, updated the committee on Flock camera permits, and reviewed school resource officer activity and training needs.
Bedford County Public Safety Committee members heard an extensive update from the sheriff—s office on operational activity, jail population and drug enforcement at their meeting. The sheriff—s office reported a high patrol mileage total, a jail population that briefly reached 341 inmates, increased traffic citations tied in part to grant-funded enforcement, and substantial drug seizures by the district task force.
The sheriff—s office representative, Debbie, told the committee that deputies logged about 83,000 patrol miles in August and that the jail—s population "was 341 inmates" at one point, falling closer to 300 before climbing again. "We're definitely ... have a full house there," she said.
Committee members were briefed on traffic enforcement trends. The sheriff—s office attributed rising citations to more public complaints about…
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