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Sheriff requests immediate CID investigator as fraud and opportunistic crimes emerge after floods
Summary
Kerr County sheriff reported the county has recorded its first fraud case tied to post‑flood activity and asked the commissioners court to approve an immediate hire for a criminal investigator in the CID unit; the court approved the hire unanimously.
Kerr County’s sheriff told commissioners that, as emergency operations move from search-and-rescue to recovery, the county has begun to see opportunistic crimes, including its first reported fraud case linked to post‑flood activity, and asked the court to authorize an immediate hire for a Criminal Investigations Division (CID) investigator.
Sheriff’s concerns and court action - Increased investigations: The sheriff said he has already observed a “slight increase” in crime related to the disaster…
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