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Merrillville police chief reports April call and enforcement statistics
Summary
Police Chief Costa told the commission that the department handled roughly 2,292 calls for service in April, with about 415 officer responses, 127 extra patrols, approximately 312 traffic citations and dozens of arrests and reports; figures were read as an oral report at the June 6 commission meeting.
At the June 6 meeting of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of the Town of Merrillville, Chief Costa presented the police department’s April statistics, summarizing calls for service and enforcement activity.
Chief Costa reported that the department fielded about 2,292 calls for service in April and recorded approximately 415 officer responses. He said the department conducted 127 extra patrols and processed roughly 76 state accident reports. Traffic enforcement included a reported total of 312 traffic citations and 304 traffic stops. The chief also reported 12 OI arrests, one robbery, about 20 domestic battery incidents and 34 thefts for the month.
The chief delivered the figures as an oral statement to the commission; no supplemental written report was attached to the public record as read aloud in the meeting transcript. Commissioners did not debate the statistics during the meeting.
The presentation provides a month‑to‑month operational snapshot; the commission did not indicate additional departmental resource actions at the session.
