Fairview chief reports March call volumes, active death investigation and narcotics seizures

Captain Lance Hemsworth, Fairview’s chief of police and the Public Safety Advisory Committee staff liaison, presented the monthly statistics and case highlights for March.

Hemsworth reported 548 calls for service in Fairview for March: 217 dispatched calls and 331 self‑initiated responses, including 183 traffic stops. He described a death investigation stemming from injuries to a 2‑year‑old at Blue Lake Park on March 28; the matter remains under active investigation by the sheriff's office, he said.

Hemsworth also provided a quarterly overview for the county special investigations unit covering January through March: investigators handled 41 cases that produced six search warrants and 31 arrests. Seized evidence listed during the report included 14 firearms, roughly 23.7 pounds of cocaine (reported as "23 or 7 pounds roughly of cocaine" in the transcript — quantity not precisely stated), about 6 pounds of fentanyl and approximately 1,400 fentanyl‑laced pills, and roughly 1 pound of methamphetamine.

He also said a 31‑year‑old, Deming Oakleaf, had been indicted in the alleged murder of Fairview resident Roman Sholoshoff and remains in custody pending charges processed through the grand jury.

The chief closed by inviting the committee to request expanded breakdowns of the statistics if members wanted additional detail. The committee did not ask for immediate expansions during the meeting.