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Crawford County sheriff reports DUI enforcement, K9 unit plans and proposes $32,520 jail fire-control upgrade
Summary
Sheriff Billy Tomasi briefed the commission on a multi-agency saturation patrol that produced traffic enforcement results, thanked a corporate donor for K9 program support and moved to fund a $32,520 fire-control box for the jail, proposing use of ARPA interest; vote outcome was not recorded in the transcript.
Sheriff Billy Tomasi told the Crawford County Commission that a multi‑agency saturation patrol over St. Patrick’s Day weekend produced substantial traffic enforcement results and described steps the department is taking to expand canine and safety capacity.
Tomasi said Kansas Highway Patrol, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Pittsburg Police Department and other local agencies joined county deputies for a four‑to‑six‑hour operation. “They did about 60 traffic stops. They had three DUIs, six driver’s tests for SFSTs, two warrant arrests, one drug arrest, three drug‑related incidents, 47 citations issued and 109…
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