The Ward County Sheriff’s Office saw a slight decrease in calls for service and a lower jail inmate count in 2020, but the number of incidents and arrests hel
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Ward County Sheriff Robert Roed, right, meets with Lt. Jamie Williams, civil process officer, to look over statistics on civil actions such as evictions and foreclosures in 2020.
The Ward County Sheriff’s Office saw a slight decrease in calls for service and a lower jail inmate count in 2020, but the number of incidents and arrests held steady during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alcohol-related incidents and domestic violence proved the most problematic, according to the statistics.
“We continue to operate with high numbers statistically for most categories and divisions. We continue to be aggressive in many areas to include fundraising and looking for grants with the overall safety of the citizens of Ward County as our main priority,” the department stated in its 2020 annual report. “We implemented a K9 unit to the patrol division in June. We have already seen the positive and significant results from the K9 unit.”