ELKINS — Each the Elkins Detachment of the West Virginia State Police and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Division have launched their annual arrest studies for the 12 months of 2021.
The Elkins Detachment answered 2,164 service calls this previous 12 months, making 223 felony arrests with 188 felony investigations. Officers issued 400 misdemeanor citations and took half in 293 investigations for misdemeanors.
A complete of $62,000 in medication have been seized by the Elkins Detachment, with $46,000 value of stolen property recovered. Intercourse offender registrations and verifications totaled 633 in 2021.
Different numbers launched by the Elkins Detachment of the WVSP embody: 1,288 site visitors warnings, 384 site visitors citations, 115 site visitors crashes, and 22 arrests for DUI in 2021.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Division, in the meantime, answered 5,233 service calls, which was up eight % from the earlier 12 months. It investigated 463 circumstances final 12 months that included 715 offenses.
The RCSD arrested 215 people for 339 offenses, which included 62 drug arrests.
“Most of our numbers this previous 12 months are compared to 2019 as a result of my predecessor had pulled contact again in 2020 due to COVID,” Sheriff Rob Elbon stated at the latest Randolph County Fee assembly. “He solely had contact with people throughout that point when it was in dire want and when deputies wanted to work together. So so much are kicked again to 2019’s statistics.”
The RCSD investigated 146 felony offenses and 569 misdemeanour offenses. Officers made 1,296 site visitors stops, issuing 314 citations for 394 violations. It additionally handed out 360 warnings and investigated 273 collisions.
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Division additionally carried out 172 civil course of orders, together with 69 writs of execution when a property is taken to settle a debt, and 103 misdemeanours. It additionally made 76 transports which included 27 for psychological hygiene.
“We appreciated the county fee’s assist, you guys have been good to us and offered us with the instruments we have to do our jobs,” Elbon instructed commissioners throughout the assembly. “Our guys are devoted they usually love this county. They love the folks of this county and they’ll proceed to work to do a very good job daily.”
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