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Sheriff warns juvenile home incidents are straining resources; county weighing ICE partnerships and new canine capabilities
Summary
The sheriff reported rising juvenile incidents tied to youth homes, updates on SWAT and task force drug/firearm seizures, expansion of explosive-detection K9 capacity, and cautious interest in ICE 287(g) programs.
The sheriff briefed the commission on operations and priorities, saying the county has seen a spike in juvenile-related work tied to out-of-state youth homes and that those cases are consuming notable sheriff’s office resources.
"The total number of hours has gone up from 347.8 hours in July to 431.3 hours currently, and our cost to the sheriff's office has gone up from $26,085 to $32,347," the sheriff reported, adding that the number of work weeks devoted to youth-home calls rose from about 8.695 to 10.78 weeks. He said juvenile assaults, runaways and other incidents at youth homes account for a large…
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