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Oak Grove sheriff's office reports 238 calls for service in February; highlights include DUIs, arrests and recovered stolen vehicle
Summary
Lieutenant Knotts reported 238 calls for service in February, including arrests for DWI refusal, warrants, assaults and recovery of a stolen vehicle; deputies made 159 total stops and 20 arrests.
Lieutenant Knotts presented the Oak Grove law enforcement statistics for February, reporting 238 calls for service and a breakdown of incident types and notable arrests.
The February totals included: 1 burglary, 4 thefts, 5 assaults, 2 damage-to-property calls, 5 personal-injury accidents, 11 property-damage accidents, 40 medical calls, 17 animal complaints, 11 alarms, 5 gross-misdemeanor arrests, 10 misdemeanor arrests, 1 DUI arrest, 1 domestic-assault arrest, 1 warrant arrest, 149 traffic stops and 20 traffic arrests. Officers also made several arrests following incidents on Feb. 14 (DWI refusal after a traffic stop), Feb. 17 (warrant arrest after a vehicle-assist), and Feb. 18 (multiple assaults and property-damage incidents, including an attempt to steal a snowmobile on a trailer). A vehicle reported stolen out of Minneapolis was recovered at Lake George Boulevard on Feb. 28.
Councilmembers and the lieutenant urged residents to report suspicious activity, citing examples where residents had observed dirt bikes or mailbox damage and not called; staff said even nonemergency reports help deputies track activity. The transcript records no additional council action based on the report.
The report closed with council and residents thanking deputies for neighborhood check services while residents are on vacation.
