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Local police report staffing shortages, community outreach and policy updates
Summary
Captains and chiefs from Caroline County, Denton and Greensboro briefed the PAB on outreach events, arrests, staffing levels and new policies including GPS vehicle-tracking and updated K-9 policy; Denton and Caroline County noted active recruitment and several vacancies.
Local law‑enforcement leaders told the Police Accountability Board about community outreach, arrests and staffing shortages during routine agency reports.
Captain Helmer of the Caroline County Sheriff's Department reported the agency attended several community events since the last meeting — including town Christmas parades, "Shop with a Cop," school career presentations and Read Across America events — and described a series of policy updates. "For the sheriff's office, we had a total of 187 arrests. 3 of those were felonies, 184 of those were misdemeanors, 8 were DUIs," Helmer said, and he reported the department has 50 sworn personnel, currently three vacancies and three people in the academy (with additional recruits planned…
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