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Sheriff reports rises in activity; commissioners press for rural coverage MOUs and funding, GPS policy adopted
Summary
Sheriff Naul reported increased arrests and activity for 2024 and described coverage challenges across Grant County's large, rural geography. Commissioners pressed for MOUs with municipalities and use of law-enforcement protection funds; the commission later adopted a countywide GPS policy.
Sheriff Naul told the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 9 that the sheriff's office responded to 5,409 dispatched calls and recorded 14,018 self-initiated calls in 2024, figures he described as an operational increase over the prior year.
"The sheriff's office was dispatched to 5,409 calls for service, and we had self initiated calls of 14,018," Naul said, and he walked the board through crime and service statistics including burglaries, domestic-violence investigations, stolen vehicles and animal-control activity.
Commissioners used Naul's report to press for clearer…
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