Polk sheriff weekly report

Published 10:26pm Thursday, July 12, 2012

Polk sheriff’s office weekly report
During the week of July 2 through July 10,  the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to 401 calls for service.
Officers took 11 incident reports; issued six citations; served 22 civil papers; conducted 233 church checks, 60 residential checks and 308 business checks and patrolled 5,410 miles.
Arrests included two for failure to appear warrants, two arrests for simple assault, two arrest for true bill of indictment, one arrest for burglary, one arrest for drug paraphernalia, one arrest for injury to real property, one arrest for flee to elude arrest with motor vehicle, one arrest for driving while license revoked and one order for arrest served.
The sheriff’s office also worked on Coon Dog Day, held in downtown Saluda on July 7.
– article submitted
by chief deputy Andy Greenway

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