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Scottsville staff report rising calls for service, new cameras and volunteer patrol hours
Summary
Town staff reported an uptick in calls for service, noted recent theft and DUI arrests, and described new camera installations and auxiliary officer support during the council meeting. Figures presented were approximate and described as such by speakers.
At a recent Scottsville council meeting, town staff presented public-safety updates showing an increase in calls for service and highlighted several recent incidents, including a handbag theft that led to an arrest and a separate DUI arrest following a roadside stop.
S2, who identified a role earlier in the meeting as director of broadband accessibility for Albemarle County, told the council that an investigation into the theft recovered most property and that a suspect was charged. S2 summarized both incidents and attributed the DUI to a separate traffic stop.
S2 also reported that auxiliary officers donated roughly 42 service hours to the town over the past month and said the town has installed two Fox 80 surveillance cameras with two more scheduled for installation. "Our auxiliary officers donated 42 hours of airtime to the town this past month," S2 said.
On townwide call volumes, S2 said the municipality responded to about 2,100–2,200 calls this year compared with about 3,000 in an earlier period, and described those numbers as approximate. The report noted year-to-year fluctuation and recommended staff continue tracking trends before proposing new staffing changes.
Council members asked follow-up questions about recruiting and staffing timelines; S2 said the recruiting process had not yet begun and that advertising was planned so a candidate could be in place in roughly three months. The meeting did not include a vote or formal action tied to these public-safety items.
The council also heard operational notes about traffic-control assistance provided outside town and the town's role in a recent retirement ceremony for a neighboring agency's officer. The presentation concluded with the health of surveillance infrastructure and staffing plans as the next steps.
