Sheriff's Department Report February 2010

    Sheriff Stan D. Owens has released the Sheriff Department Activity Report for December 2010. 

    Sheriff Department cruisers traveled 11,929 miles while on patrol, transporting prisoners to state institutions and juveniles to juvenile detention center facilities, answering citizens' complaints, serving criminal and civil papers and performing other department functions.  Of the total miles, 1,318 miles were made on inmate transports for a total of 8 trips.

    There were 126 prisoners housed in the Van Wert County Correctional Facility.  The average daily inmate count was 42 for the month  Inmates housed for other counties generated MTD $12,915, YTD $28,530, which will be paid into the General Fund. 

    Other inmate programs generating income paid into the general fund are: 

•     Inmate Work Release MTD $358.96, YTD $563.392.

•     Inmate Phone Service MTD $1,202.73, YTD $2,284.39.

•     Inmate Pay to Stay MTD $3.00, YTD $6.

•     Office of Child Nutrition Services -- Government Donated Food Entitlement -- MTD $1,154.40, YTD $3,430.98.

    The food cost per meal per inmate was $1.09.

    Inmate work crews worked a total of 959 hours at the Sheriff's Office and jail.

    Deputies handled a total of 85 citizens complaints with reports being filed and a total of 49 complaints that did not require reports or further investigation.

    There were 5 traffic accidents investigated during the month.  There were 3 traffic citations issued to motorists and 11 traffic warnings issued.

    Deputies filed 15 criminal cases.

    Deputies made 74 assists to motorists and other departments during the month and handled 4 funeral procession escorts.  while on patrol, deputies found 10 open doors at businesses, schools and residential house checks.  84 homes of vacationing county residents were checked for a total of 571 times, and a total of 5 business and residential alarms were answered.

    Deputies served a total of 249 of 305 papers received form the courts during the month.  11 Sheriff sales were conducted during the month  and 17 sheriff sales were received.

    The Department K-9 team worked 22 perimeter checks of buildings while on patrol, 5 building searches.

    4 new criminal investigations were forwarded to the Detective Bureau.

    18 web checks were processed for residents.

    There were 33 sex offender registrations for periodic registrations, change of address, employment, or other offender status changes conducted during the month.  There were 375 sex offender notices sent or delivered to residents, schools, daycare facilities, preschool and law enforcement agencies during the month.

    There were 12 new or renewed handgun Concealed Carry Licenses issued during the month.