Polk sheriff report

Published 11:14am Thursday, November 15, 2012

Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 13, 2012, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered 290 calls for service.

Arrests included two for larceny, one probation violation, two for possession of methamphetamine, one possession of firearm by a felon and two order for arrests.

Citations included 12 speeding, four expired registration, one driving while license revoked, one no operator’s license, one no insurance, one consume alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle, one possession of less than ½ ounce of marijuana and two fictitious license plate.

Officers served 12 civil papers, took 19 incident reports, conducted 435 church checks, 749 business checks, 120 residential checks and patrolled 6,707 miles.

- information submitted by Capt. Mike Wheeler

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