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Sheriff says recruitment remains a challenge; office pursuing anti-fraud outreach
Summary
Sheriff Alex Lape told commissioners more than half of Sheriff's Office employees have fewer than five years' service and described recruitment and retention efforts, recent investigative successes, and coordination with the Attorney General and banks on scams involving cryptocurrency kiosks.
Sheriff Alex Lape reported the Sheriff's Office continues recruitment and retention efforts and said more than half of employees have fewer than five years of service. He described ongoing strategies to support staffing and training, and highlighted recent investigative successes, including the arrest of an online sexual predator and ongoing work on a hit-and-run investigation.
Lape also described public education and investigative coordination aimed at fraud involving cryptocurrency and bitcoin kiosks, noting work with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and financial institutions. "Efforts to educate residents about local scams, particularly cryptocurrency and bitcoin kiosk fraud, are being conducted in coordination with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and financial institutions," he said.
The discussion was informational and operational; no personnel actions were taken at the meeting. The Sheriff urged residents and partner agencies to report suspected scams and indicated the office will continue outreach and investigative work.
