Wabash County Sheriff's Department
Crime Stats
Crimes 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Thefts/B&Es 148 181 181 213 251 216 195 Drugs 12 0 2 15 88 110 162 Molest/rapes/abuse 19 13 11 19 23 20 15 Threats/harressment 28 11 18 42 48 55 48 Runaways 62 86 82 97 78 33 36 Battery 19 16 39 26 48 57 57 Confinement/abduction 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 Robbery 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Mischief 42 47 62 116 118 91 70 Recklessness 1 4 1 2 2 7 8 Recovered/possession of stolen property 8 12 14 8 23 9 12 Trespass 6 1 5 12 2 3 4 Shootings/murder/ att murder/murder for hire 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WABASH, Ind.Several categories of crime were down in Wabash County in 1997, according to a report just released by the Wabash County Sheriff's Department. The data were in the annual report of activity at the sheriff's department and jail. The department reports there were in 1997 fewer reported incidents of the following crimes: • Homicide, 1, down from 3 in 1996. • Criminal mischief, 70 cases, down from 91. • Burglary and theft, 195, down from 216. • Rape or sexual abuse, 15, down from 20. • Threats or intimidation, 48, down from 55. Two categories registered the same number as in 1996: • Confinement or kidnapping, 2. • Battery, 57. Three crimes registered increases in 1997: • Runaways (a juvenile offense), 36, up from 33. • Robbery, 2, up from 0. • Drug offenses, 162, up from 110. Sheriff Tim Roberts said the increase in drug offenses reflects a zero tolerance attitude on the department. Elsewhere, the report contained this statistical look at 1997. Deputies investigated 446 traffic accidents, nine of which involved death. They also wrote 721 citations, in the following amounts: • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, 80. • Driving with a suspended license, 44. • Speeding, 323. • Minor consuming, possessing marijuana and other violations, 274. Roberts said dispatchers received about 20,000 calls for service, including such things as traffic accidents, domestic violence, lockouts, reports of drunk driver, and requests for assistance from other law enforcement agencies. The average daily inmate population at the jail was 80. During the year, 57 inmates received GED diplomas under the instruction of Grace Steiner. This was the highest number ever to get GEDs in one year from the jail. The Sheriff's Department Reserves logged the following activity: • Arrests, 97. • Warnings, 175. • Crash investigations, 65. • Calls for service answered, 498. • Special assignments, 145. • Serving of civil papers, 907. • Transport of prisoners, 43. • Hours patrolled, 3,258. • Training hours, 630. • Shooting range training hours, 145. Sheriff's department regular personnel received 1,164 hours of advanced training. The department now has nine certified breath test operators and six ILEA-certified training instructors. One jail officer has received certification as an EMT. Roberts tabbed some of the important events of 1997, month by month: • February, Deputy Bryan Cox was named Traffic Safety Champion by the Governor's Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving. • March, David Sholes was sentenced to life in prison for the Dora Road homicides. • April, Cox is named the department's officer of the year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. • July, the department purchased a new computer system allowing for enhanced record keeping and mapping. (No property tax money was used for the purchase, said Roberts.) • August, the department sponsored a Police Tactical Operations Course for all area law enforcement agencies. The course was taught by U.S. Army personnel. • September, the department went online on the Internet. The department's home page is at http://geocities.datacellar.net/pentagon/7155. The e-mail addresses are: Sheriffroberts@ctlnet.com and detectives@ctlnet.com. • October, Holly, the department's drug-sniffing K9, under subpoena, figured in a court decision in a drug case. Also, the department participated in the candlelight vigil marking Domestic Violence Month. • November, Andy Bain was "sheriff for a day." • December, the department received a $100,000 grant from the state to fund an additional deputy for three years. Also, Major Dallas Winchester was named "Employee of the Year" by his co-workers on the department. Also, for the first time in eight years, the Wabash County Jail for a time contained no inmates sentenced to prison.
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