Polk sheriff weekly report

Published 3:23pm Thursday, January 24, 2013

During the week from Jan. 16 through Jan. 13, 2013, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office answered 193 calls for service.

Arrests included one for a drug violation and three for breaking and/or entering.

Citations included six for speeding, one for consume alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle, one for fictitious license plate and two for no operator’s license.

Officers served 24 criminal papers, 14 civil papers, assisted other agencies seven times, completed 157 house checks, 715 business checks, assisted the public nine times and patrolled 6,222 miles.

-information submitted by chief deputy Mike Wheeler

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