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LaSalle County sheriff outlines SRO placement, staff promotions and jail rehabilitation initiatives
Summary
Sheriff reported an internal leadership change, a potential full-time SRO placement funded by the Serena school system, approval for out-of-state ACA training, and jail rehabilitation efforts including an opioid-settlement-funded treatment video and planned inmate gardening with the University of Illinois Extension.
At the LaSalle County Public Safety Committee meeting, the sheriff announced planned promotions in the department and described several operational initiatives affecting schools and the county jail.
The sheriff said Under Sheriff Jason Martin has retired and will become police chief in a neighboring jurisdiction; Chief Deputy David Ortiz is slated to be promoted to under sheriff and Operations Lieutenant John Dyke to chief deputy pending administrative steps. The sheriff also reported three school resource officers (SROs) currently serve county schools and said the Serena…
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