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Sheriff reports activity; court approves training, anti‑trafficking pilot and SB 22 grant
Summary
Sheriff Fletcher reported more than 2,400 calls for service and dozens of arrests in the prior reporting period; commissioners approved a billing agreement with the East Texas Police Academy, a one‑year MOU for a human‑trafficking data pilot (up to $5,000), and ratified an SB 22 salary assistance award for the district attorney’s office.
Sheriff Fletcher delivered the Sheriff’s Office activity report for Aug. 7–Sept. 3, saying deputies responded to 2,401 calls for service, filed 125 criminal reports and made 72 arrests during that period. The office recorded 429 traffic stops, conducted transports and warrant service covering about 6,011 miles, and reported an average jail population of 258 with 29 contract inmates housed for other jurisdictions.
Following the report, the court approved a billing agreement with the East Texas Police Academy (Kilgore College) to cover training costs for regular reserve officers, civilian employees, elected officials and county jailers. The motion passed unanimously.
Sheriff Fletcher also described a one‑year memorandum of understanding (MOU) and data pilot (up to $5,000) the department uses to detect online indicators of human trafficking; the system flags searches or posts of concern and interoperates with a federal database and a regional task force to share tips. Fletcher said the county sees “probably 20 to 40 of those cases a year” and that the program has been effective in generating leads. The court approved the MOU and pilot 5–0.
In other public safety business, the court approved an SB 22 rural law enforcement salary assistance award (IAD‑00702) for $275,000 to help fund the criminal district attorney grant in FY25.
Next steps: training enrollments and MOU implementation will be coordinated by the sheriff’s office with county staff; the court recorded unanimous votes on all items.
