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Decatur County sheriff reports CIT program expansion, training and community outreach

3411315 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

Sheriff's office briefed commissioners on the Crisis Intervention Team program''including call volume, training graduates, new staff hires and an upcoming community resource night on May 29.

Decatur County Sheriff''s Office told commissioners May 19 that its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program has handled 77 crisis-related calls for service since its February 1 start and is expanding training and community outreach.

Sheriff Mike Eggleston said the team has logged about 77 calls and that the unit is already showing reductions in emergency responses, jail transports and detention center trips for people in…

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