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Bluffton police have 3,599 calls on the year

Posted by admin on September 5, 2012 - 7:35pm

It's been a busy year for the Bluffton police department. While Bluffton's August police activity summary shows the department had 632 calls for service the cumulative calls for 2012 reached 3,599 by Aug. 31.

The year-to-date report is in the attachment at the bottom of this story.

The August breakdown follows:

Citations

No Operator’s License    - 1
Parking      - 2
Reckless Operation     - 1
Safety Belt      - 2
Speed       - 6
Total       - 12

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Bluffton EMS responds to 49 calls in August

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2012 - 11:03am

Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS chief, provided The Icon with the Augsut EMS docket. The department responded to 49 calls.
DATE TYPE OF CALL LOCATION

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Hancock sheriff's office joins August-September national driving impaired crackdown

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2012 - 10:37am

If you drink and drive in Hancock County beware, the sheriff's office is joining with law enforcement throughout the nation for the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign Aug. 17 to Sept. 3, according to Hancock County Sheriff's Office.
Sgt. Matt Kinsinger of the sheriff's deparment said: "Driving impaired is simply not worth the risk. So don't take the chance. Remember, we will be out in force and we will watching, so "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." "

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Here's the July Bluffton police docket

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 16, 2012 - 9:46am

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
July 31, 2012
July 3
-A S. Main St. resident reported unknown persons put an unknown substance in the gas tank of his truck.
July 5
-A SR 103 resident reported a friend took her vehicle without permission.
-Police took a report from a Matterhorn Drive resident in regards to a dispute with a contractor.
July 6
-Officers responded to a W. Riley St. residence in regards to an unruly juvenile.
-Matthew Mericle was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Putnam County.

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Bluffton EMS responds to 31 calls in July

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 3, 2012 - 10:21pm

The Bluffton EMS responded to 31 calls in July according to Jan. Basinger, EMS chief. The log follows:

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First six month report of 2012 show details of Bluffton Police Department activities

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 25, 2012 - 1:30pm

Rick Skilliter, Bluffton Police Chief, released police reports of the first six months of 2012 to The Icon.
Bluffton's police department has had 2,851 calls for service during the first six months of 2012. Of those, 949 were calls for building checks.
The department had 87 traffic citations given. In its FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, Bluffton had 154 reports.
The reports are in separate attachments at the bottom of this story.

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