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Richardson County Sheriff's Office releases annual report

By John Nixon

01/21/2022

(KLZA)-- The Richardson County Sheriff's Office has released statistics for 2021.

Deputies responded to more than 3,400 calls for service and conducted 3,485 traffic stops. The number of traffic stops were over 1,900 more than in 2020.

16 residential search warrants were executed resulting in 28 felony drug arrests. More than 50 total search warrants were granted for personal property in 2021.

More than 340 grams of methamphetamine were seized in 2021 by the Sheriff's Department. Mushrooms, cocaine, crack cocaine and numerous prescription pills were also seized.

Deputies also seized 21 firearms along with explosives and numerous items of stolen property.

469 people were arrested by the Sheriff's Department in 2021 compared to 297 in 2020. There were 584 booked into jail.

The Sheriff's Office also initiated an investigation into methamphetamine dealers in Hiawatha, Kansas. Those individuals were charged in Richardson County following a joint investigation with the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

Another case was adopted by the United States Secret Service.

The annual release says that Sheriff' Department looks forward to continuing a proactive approach to public safety in 2022 and beyond.

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