In 2018, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office handled 9,734 complaints, compared to 5,956 in 2013, Sheriff Dan Leaf said in his report to county commissioners. In jail activity for the month of December, 2018, the staff booked 314 people into jail, 87 of them weekenders, and released 242 back into the community, Leaf said.

 

Seventy inmates were transported to various places during the month with an average inmate population of 93. Staff fingerprinted 47 people at the front counter and administered 127 weekend drug screens to probationers. The office performed 27 home checks assisting special court programs.

 

Criminal histories were run 336 times for warrant entry and/or warrant requests; 71 Sex Offender Registry transactions were completed. Court ordered blood tests were administered to 468 persons. Kitchen staff prepared and served 8,403 inmate meals at a cost of $1.48 per meal, he said.

Repair costs for the month included plumbing, $1,108.70; HVAC, $905 and security, $7,223.95.

 

Deputies on uniformed road patrol logged 654 complaints in Dec. 2018, compared to 448 in Dec. 2013. One hundred and five accidents were handled, versus 127 five years earlier. Car/deer crashes were up; 73 compared to 58 in 2013, Leaf continued.

 

 Deputies arrested 65 persons, resulting in 23 felony charges and 47 misdemeanors in 2018, versus 41 arrests with 13 felonies and 31 misdemeanors in 2013. Eight arrests involved alcohol in 2018, five in 2013.

 

The K-9 Unit was activated on four occasions, resulting in drug recovery and apprehension of individuals in criminal cases, he said.