Sheriff reports operational statistics; court accepts $200 K‑9 donation
May 9, 2026
Sheriff Lecher summarized April–May operational activity including calls for service, arrests and jail population; the court accepted a $200 donation from David M. Thomas to support the sheriff's K‑9 program.
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Harrison County Sheriff Lecher provided an activity summary for April 5–May 2, reporting 2,376 calls for service, 45 criminal reports assigned, 227 incident reports, 85 arrests, 36 traffic citations, six mental‑health related incidents and 41 transports between mental and warrants cases. The sheriff also reported a May 3 jail population of approximately 203 inmates and that the county is contracting to house 30 inmates (27 for the U.S. Marshals Service and 3 for a neighboring sheriff).
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