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Sheriff’s office reports modest decline in hotel calls, stresses patrols and business cooperation
Summary
Kent County Sheriff’s Office staff told the Cascade Charter Township DDA that hotel-related calls dropped slightly after the township’s hotel ordinance and that hotel calls account for about 10–11% of overall call volume; deputies warned proactive patrols inflate some counts and urged continued business cooperation.
At a Cascade Charter Township DDA meeting, a Kent County Sheriff’s Office deputy reviewed crime and calls-for-service data for the township and for 16 local hotels along the 28th Street corridor. The deputy said hotel-related calls totaled about 1,600 over a recent two-year window and accounted for roughly 11% of the township’s call volume; when deputy-initiated traffic stops were excluded, the share fell to about 10%.
The deputy said the most common hotel-related call type was “general assistance” — for example, requests to remove nonpaying or disorderly guests — followed by contacts…
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