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Sheriff’s office reports 1,400+ welfare checks after county’s $250,000 overtime allocation
Summary
Sheriff John Allen and undersheriff reported to the Board of County Commissioners that $250,000 in overtime funding has supported deputies’ welfare checks at schools, clinics and places of worship and other community engagement efforts, producing 1,434 welfare checks, 4,114 hours of work and 233 school sporting-event presences to date.
Sheriff John Allen and the undersheriff updated the Bernalillo County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 about how $250,000 the commission allocated in the FY2024 budget was used to fund overtime for community engagement activities.
The sheriff’s office said the funds supported deputies assigned to welfare checks at schools, clinics and places of worship and to increased presence at school sporting events and in high-crime areas such as Old Town Albuquerque. The undersheriff reported the program produced…
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