A Trigg County resident shared his concerns with magistrates Monday evening about what he called “a lack of deputies” at the sheriff’s office.
During the regular meeting of Trigg County Fiscal Court, Jim Strelec took a few minutes to express concerns about the time it took the department to answer recent calls for service. In his comments, Strelec shared a few examples of instances within the last few months when he or his neighbors needed a deputy, but it took the department two or more hours to respond to the call.
After hearing the concerns, magistrate Mike Wright shared that since he’s been a member of the fiscal court, the department has increased the number of officers by five.
Major Mike Sandbrink from the department told magistrates they are short-handed, especially since they are running a 24-hour department.
During the dayshift Monday, Sandbrink said he was the only Trigg County Sheriff’s Office employee answering calls, as the other deputies had commitments elsewhere. Magistrate Larry Lawrence, who presided over the meeting, filling in for Judge-Executive Hollis Alexander, said the issue is something they need to start looking into.
No action was taken during the meeting concerning the issue.
The next Trigg County Fiscal Court meeting will be held Monday evening, April 19, at 6:00 in the Courthouse Annex basement.
