Deputies with the Trigg County Sheriff’s Office were busy, but saw a down-tick in a couple of key criminal categories this past March.
That’s according to Sheriff Aaron Acree, who provided a considerable update to the fiscal court last Monday — which fittingly coincided with the tax deadline of April 15.
Over 31 days, Acree said there were 620 calls for service: an average of 20 calls per day.
Of those dispatches, there were:
— Seven accidents with injuries
— 21 accidents with no injury
— 37 animal complaints
— three burglary complaints
— three drug activity complaints
— 15 self-initiated investigations
— 38 reckless drivers complaints
— Nine thefts
— 78 traffic stops
— 11 welfare checks
— 13 arrests made
— 30 citations issued
— 31 papers served of 80 attempted
— And 40 verbal warnings
Warmer weather, he noted, brings about increased call volumes — especially after Spring Break — but animal complaints were “way down,” as were burglaries and thefts.
Acree also explained to magistrates the differences between burglaries and thefts.
Furthermore, Acree and his department are welcoming Deputy CJ Ahart into the fold. Last Thursday, he completed his 20-week basic police officer academy efforts at Richmond’s Department of Criminal Justice Training.
A 2020 graduate of Trigg County High School, he’s the son of Chad and Kelly Ahart, husband to Katelyn, and was recently employed at the City of Cadiz Water District.
During his training — which included several hours of defense tactics, pursuit driving, firearms qualifications and legal updates of KRS law with arrest procedures — he received the outstanding physical fitness award.
Ahart will undergo a field training program modified by Acree at TCSO, where he will be monitored to complete certain tasks with a senior deputy for an additional six weeks. This allows the agency to evaluate his training and performance before he is released on his own.
In a written statement, Acree said Ahart brings a lot of excitement and positivity to the agency, and that Ahart “possesses the same motivation he had 15 years ago, when former Chief Hollis Alexander gave him a chance at the Cadiz Police Department.”