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Sheriff reports rising jail population and warns of scam calls using officer names
Summary
Sheriff Fletcher told commissioners the jail average was 294 inmates (capacity 330) and reported an increase in scam calls using real officer names and ranks; he cited recent losses of $10,000, $3,000 and other amounts and urged public vigilance.
Sheriff Fletcher told the Harrison County Commissioners Court on Oct. 8 that the county's jail population has risen and that the department has fielded a surge in scam calls that use real officer names and ranks published online.
In his administrative report Fletcher said the jail averaged 294 inmates as of Oct. 1, including 29 contract inmates held for…
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