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La Center announces Clark County Sheriff contract; deputies, staffing and call data reviewed
Summary
The mayor reported the city—s police contract with the Clark County Sheriff—s Office is signed. Chief/commander-level staff presented monthly policing statistics, noted increased proactive policing and described staffing/training plans to bring additional deputies on line through early 2025.
La Center officials on Oct. 23 said a contract with the Clark County Sheriff—s Office to provide police services is in place and described recent patterns in calls for service and staffing.
Mayor (calling in) announced the police contract with the Clark County Sheriff—s Office had been signed and delivered to the city, thanking council and county leadership for the work to finalize the agreement. Chief-level staff from the sheriff—s office later presented a monthly operational report covering Jan. 1—Sept. 30 comparisons between 2023 and 2024.
Sheriff—s Office staff said that overall crime reports were down year-to-date but that officer-initiated activity (proactive policing) had increased. The department reported 271 calls for service in September 2024 (150 community-initiated, 121 officer-initiated), an average dispatch-to-arrival response time of about 7 minutes and 10 seconds, and 37 reports taken in September 2024 (up from 28 in September 2023). T op call types included traffic, contacts/suspicious activity, follow-ups, traffic accidents and alarms. The sheriff—s representatives said they would continue strong enforcement in school zones and described speed-radar trailers and other focused patrols at trouble spots.
Staff noted the sheriff's office is training a cohort of deputies (8 in FTO at the time of the meeting) and expected additional swing-shift assignments to be filled by early 2025 as field training completes. Council members and staff said several deputies had bid to remain assigned to La Center and that the city will expect increased 24/7 coverage when the training timeline completes.
The chief encouraged residents to report incidents via 311 or 911 to ensure calls are tracked; staff said agency dispatch staffing and channel traffic can affect response time. The police report included routine monthly statistics and a roster of citations and warnings for the month.
