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Sheriff reports higher jail holds, out-of-county revenues and 82,910 vehicle reads on Flock ALPR system
Summary
Sheriff Brad reported April commissary balances, an average daily jail population near 52 with a high of 60, increased out-of-county contract revenue, and 82,910 vehicle reads from the Flock ALPR system; 19 searches from the system aided an arrest tied to an ongoing DCI investigation.
Sheriff Brad presented the sheriff's office monthly report for April, providing financial and operational figures and an update on automated license-plate-reader (ALPR) usage.
On commissary and finance, he said: "Bank balance April 2026 was $21,161.02," and total on hand including lobby/ATM was $23,322.44. He provided line-item collections for fingerprint fees, copy fees, sheriff's fees and out-of-county contract revenue ("For the month of April, we collected $14,304.97 in out of county contracts").
On jail population, Brad reported an average daily population of 51.87 with a high of 60 and a low of 42 in April; he said the county is holding sentenced inmates for the state because the penitentiary is full and that the county bills for those holds. "We're holding sentenced inmates that aren't parolees for the state," he said, noting billing practices under review by the state's attorney.
On surveillance analytics, the sheriff summarized Flock ALPR activity: "There's 82,910 vehicle reads on our flock cameras," he said, adding that audit searches produced 19 searches tied to cases and that those searches aided an arrest in an ongoing DCI investigation. He characterized the searches as being connected to calls for service or investigations; he said the system also produced searches for motor-vehicle-theft leads and missing/endangered person cases.
Why it matters: The report documents detention costs and revenue sources, operational pressure from penitentiary backlogs and the local use of vehicle-location data to assist investigations. Citizens and civil-liberties advocates often monitor ALPR use and retention policies when law enforcement discusses surveillance systems.
Next steps: Sheriff noted the state's attorney is reviewing billing questions and that staff will continue regular reporting; commissioners took the report as presented.
