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Sheriff’s sergeant reports uptick in calls; deputy secures $86,000 traffic-enforcement grant
Summary
Placer County Sheriff's Sergeant Toby Williams told Colfax council calls for service rose in October and announced Deputy Boyer secured an $86,000 California Office of Traffic Safety grant for enhanced traffic enforcement split between Colfax and Loomis.
Sergeant Toby Williams of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office briefed Colfax council on October public-safety activity and announced a new traffic-enforcement grant expected to increase targeted patrols within city limits.
Williams said the agency logged 173 calls for service in October (up 33 from the prior month), including 32 suspicious-circumstance calls and an increase in traffic stops; arrests doubled from seven to 14. He said Deputy Boyer—who works Colfax swing-shift coverage—secured an $86,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support enhanced traffic enforcement focused on speed, bicycle/pedestrian safety, distracted driving and DUIs. Williams said the grant will be split between the City of Colfax and the Town of Loomis and noted traffic-trained deputies will conduct four-hour shifts to carry out enforcement and speed-survey work.
The mayor and several council members thanked deputies for the work and asked that Deputy Boyer be invited to a future meeting for formal thanks.
