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Sheriff's Office reports: high-speed pursuit, deputy hires and cellular coverage concerns highlighted
Summary
Sheriff's staff briefed commissioners on a recent high-speed pursuit and subsequent officer-involved-shooting investigation, new deputy hires, transportation statistics and growing cell-service gaps in rural parts of Polk County.
Polk County law-enforcement leaders updated commissioners on a recent high-speed pursuit, officer-involved-shooting investigation oversight, pending deputy hires and mounting concerns about rural cellular coverage during the April 15 meeting.
Sergeant Chuck Carlson, who presented the county’s boat-and-water grant request earlier in the meeting, also summarized recent events. He said two county vehicles sustained damage during the high-speed pursuit, with tire and front-end damage reported, but no officers or members of the public were injured. Carlson said the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has taken the…
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