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Barry County Sheriff updates county commissioners

Barry County Sheriff  Dar Leaf gave county commissioners statistics on activity at the jail for last month. The Dec. 13 update looked at November 2016, and when available, comparable figures for the same month in 2011.

Leaf said the staff at the Barry County Jail booked and processed 275 people into jail, with 77 serving weekend sentences, and 213 were released back into the community during the month.

Jail staff transported 49 inmates to county courts and administered 115 weekend drug screens to probationers in November. The kitchen staff prepared and served 6,994 meals for the inmate population at a cost of $1.50 each, Leaf said.

Other stats for the month in both years:

*Incidents handled, 591 in 2016 and 379 in 2011.

*Accidents handled, 143 (111 car/deer) in 2016 and 159 (134 car/deer) in 2011.

*Arrests last month numbered 56, leading to18 felony and 68 misdemeanor charges. In 2011, there were 51 arrests, with 18 felony changes and 47 misdemeanor charges filed.

*Six alcohol related arrests were reported in November in both 2011 and 2106.

Leaf said he will provide a comprehensive year-end report to the commission early in 2017, with stats for 2016, responses to townships, assists for other agencies and counties and more.

 

 

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