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Bedford County public safety panel reviews sheriff and drug task force reports; approves minutes and reports
Summary
The Bedford County Public Safety Committee received reports from the sheriff's office, the 17th Judicial Drug Task Force and Emergency Management, heard jail and court-security metrics and approved the Sept. 16 committee minutes and routine reports, the meeting transcript shows.
The Bedford County Public Safety Committee reviewed reports from the sheriff's office, the 17th Judicial Drug Task Force and the county Office of Emergency Management and approved the Sept. 16 public safety committee minutes and routine reports during its meeting.
Committee members heard detailed operational metrics from the sheriff's office, including patrol mileage and warrants served. The sheriff's office reported 82,183 patrol miles and 655 warrants served. Deputies reported 45 accidents without injury and 11 with injury, assisted 65 motorists, and handled a range of calls and stops. Court-security staff searched 4,970 people in September, provided security for 40 court sessions covering 1,635 individual court cases, served 31 criminal and civil warrants, took 24 people into custody on warrant- or court-related charges, and transported 131 inmates to and from court holding, according to the transcript.
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