Polk sheriff weekly report

Published 11:25am Thursday, December 6, 2012

During the week from Nov. 26 through Dec. 2, 2012, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered 244 calls for service.

Arrests included one for possession of methamphetamine, one for possession of marijuana, two for possession of stolen firearms, one for contempt of court, one for driving while impaired, one for sell and deliver, one for communicating threats and two for larceny.

Citations included 13 for speeding, one for expired registration, one for no operator’s license and one for possession of less than ½ ounce of marijuana.

Officers served 20 civil papers, took 10 incident reports, completed 261 church checks, 436 business checks, 179 residential checks and patrolled 5,623 miles.

- information submitted by Captain Mike Wheeler

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