Police chief flags call-reporting concerns as county migrates systems
Summary
Police Chief James Stanley reported nine calls and two traffic stops for the month but said Haysi is no longer in the SOMA reporting system and that county-run reports may be affected while Dickenson County transitions to new software.
Police Chief James Stanley presented the police department’s monthly report, saying the department logged nine calls and two traffic stops for the previous month and reading hours worked and miles driven.
Chief Stanley told the council the town is no longer in the SOMA call-reporting software and that Steven Powers with Dickenson County must currently run the call report; he said this raises questions about the accuracy of the data while the county migrates to a new reporting platform. Council members discussed a recent vandalism/theft at a vending machine that had circulated on social media but had not been reported directly to the department.
No formal action was taken; the item was listed under unfinished business as an informational report and the council did not vote to change reporting arrangements during the meeting.
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