Tom MacCallum

Richmond County Daily Journal

Arrests for driving while impaired by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office increased to 18 during June, Sheriff Dale Furr said.

That was up from eight arrests in May and 11 in April.

Many of those arrests are the result of the work of the deputies assigned to the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.

Those same deputies were involved in the writing of 84 speeding citations in June, 96 in May and 70 in April.

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Other sheriff’s office statistics include:

n The average number of inmates in the Richmond County Jail was 96 in June, 93 in May and 94 in April.

n To keep the number down, deputies took 23 inmates to state prison in June, 21 in May and 26 in April.

n High speed chases in June numbered two. In May there were three and there were four in April.

n In June there were 59 felony charges made; in May, 122; and in April, 63.

n Misdemeanor charges included 186 in June, 195 in May and 230 in April.

n The number of domestic violence orders served were 20 in June, 17 in May and 21 in April.

In June, 1,615 citizens called the office for deputy assistance.

Also in June, 260 criminal papers were served, 399 civil papers served, bailiffs provided for 22 court sessions, 18 mental patients were taken to hospitals, one armed robbery of a business was investigated and 37 break-ins and thefts investigated.

Services performed included 53 gun permits issued, escorts provided for 37 funerals, 48 vehicles unlocked, two security checks made, 81 escorts provided from a business to a bank and 198 burglar alarms checked.

During the 22 days the Richmond County Courthouse was open, 11,459 people were searched at the front door.

n Contact reporter Tom MacCallum at 997-3111, ext. 15; e-mail tmaccallum@yourdailyjournal.com.