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Police and emergency-services briefing: thefts down, DUI enforcement up, jail RFID installed
Summary
RCPD and EMS reported January statistics showing reductions in property crime in several categories and an increase in DUI incidents; officers described targeted DUI enforcement, work on mental-health call documentation, and installation of an RFID system in the county jail paid from inmate funds.
Raleigh County law-enforcement and emergency-services leaders reported mixed January results at the Feb. 19 commission meeting: several crime categories were below five‑year averages while DUI incidents rose and county staff flagged gaps in mental-health call documentation.
'Marco,' who presented the police update, said violent-crime and property-crime measures were generally below the five‑year average, with specific reductions in burglaries and…
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