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Wayne County approves cooperative purchase of five vehicles for juvenile warrant enforcement

2661595 · March 11, 2025
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Wayne County approved a cooperative purchase agreement with Berger Chevrolet to buy five vehicles for the Juvenile and Youth Services Warrant Enforcement Bureau to support a growing tether caseload.

Wayne County’s Health and Human Services Committee approved a cooperative purchase agreement to buy five vehicles for the Department of Juvenile and Youth Services’ Warrant Enforcement Bureau.

Melissa Fernandez, director of Juvenile and Youth Services, told commissioners that the bureau enforces warrants and checks youth on tether. “Two years ago, we had 40 young people on tether and two officers,” Fernandez said. “Recently, we have had up to 120. Today, we have 97 young people on…

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