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Warren County sheriff reports staffing gains, outlines drug task force activity and budget risks
Summary
Sheriff Riley told the county commissioners his office has hired 32 people since taking office, deployed new equipment and canines, and that the county's multi-jurisdictional drug task force remains active against fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking; he warned state millage cuts could force reductions to nonstatutory services.
Sheriff Derek Riley updated the Warren County Board of Commissioners on staffing, operations and drug enforcement activity during a presentation at a county commissioners meeting.
"I'm proud to say...we've hired 32 people since taking office," Riley said, describing hires across patrol, corrections and court services and six memoranda of understanding negotiated with the sheriff's union to adjust duties and create internal advancement. He said the office has started using Axon body-worn cameras for road patrol and purchased two jail canines using commissary proceeds.
Riley and Steve Arismith, commander of the Warren County Drug Task Force, described the task force as a multi-jurisdictional unit focused largely on supply lines from Dayton and Cincinnati. "We range between 17 and 20…
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