Union County Sheriff s Star SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Union County Sheriff Opposes Legalization of Marijuana Safe Heroes Annual Golf Classic INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Crime 2 Prevention Communications 3 Court Services 5 Patrol 8 Investigations 9 Save the Dates 12 Volume 4, Issue 3 July-September, 2015 Union County Sheriff Opposes Legalization of Marijuana On November 3, 2015, you will make a decision on Issue 3 and Issue 2. As you know, this issue will allow marijuana to become more prevalent in our communities. As your County Sheriff, I m writing to ask that you vote NO on Issue 3. This issue will create a legalized drug cartel in Ohio. This means they will operate a monopoly on marijuana sales in Ohio. Issue 2 will stop the monopoly process, if Issue 3 passes. Therefore, I m asking you to vote YES on Issue 2 and NO on Issue 3. If Issue 3 passes, we will see an increase in marijuana related vehicle crashes and a rise in other crimes that will come as a result of this proposal. This is just some of what you won t hear from those who have paid millions to put this issue on the ballot. As we look at the history of marijuana in our community, our State, and in our Nation, it has most certainly been a hot topic for years. Contrary to what television ads may say, our local enforcement efforts are not spent tracking down marijuana smokers. Our enforcement efforts have been primarily on harder drugs, like heroin or cocaine for a number of years. Our prisons are not full of people that were caught holding small amounts of marijuana. In fact, there are very few in our State s prisons that are incarcerated for the primary offense of possessing marijuana. Law enforcement typically gets involved with a marijuana user or dealer because they have made themselves known to us by violating laws. Beyond this proposal, look south of our border into Mexico. Drug cartels in Mexico, who ship thousands of pounds of marijuana to the United States each year, have made a several billion dollar profit from users in North America. So, our answer is to legalize marijuana and that will solve our drug issues? This argument doesn t make sense. Cartels already have figured out that there are States willing to legalize marijuana and this will take some of their profits. Instead, they began sending heroin to our country to poison our communities. Now, we have allowed a few to begin to change the face of American values. The argument is that as long as you use marijuana responsibly, it should be okay. So, who is left to investigate those who don t use marijuana responsibly? Who pays for their treatment when they can t hold a job or have health insurance? As voters, you have a right to say no to something that will not be a good thing for our State. I ask that you investigate this issue further and become familiar with why I strongly oppose it. For example, did you know that convicted felons could own their own marijuana shop? Did you know that there will be no regulations on mixing marijuana into candies or food products? Continued Page 2 Sheriff Opposes Marijuana Legalization
PAGE 2 Continued Page From Page 1 Sheriff Opposes Marijuana Legalization The average THC (the most active ingredient of marijuana) levels in edibles can reach as high as 12-15%. The modern processing of marijuana has made the potency of it much higher than what was previously accustomed to in the 1970 s. Today s hybrid versions, which includes extracting the oils from the plants, can have THC levels as high as 90%. These oils can be then used in today s smoking instruments that are more commonly used for tobacco products. So, if you are a parent or grandparent, are you prepared to allow your child/grandchild to visit at a friend s house in the future not knowing if they will be potentially ingesting something containing marijuana? If you are a business owner, are you prepared for the effects of this on your workforce? Local business owners already know that finding quality employees can sometimes be challenging. Smoking marijuana will not improve someone s likelihood of being employed. The proponents of this issue want to sway your vote because they stand to make millions if the vote goes their way. How will this vote affect you and your family? If you don t know the answers, we ask that you educate yourself and vote NO on issue 3! By voting NO, you will join others that include: the Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Manufacturers Association, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Prosecutors Association, Ohio Coroner s Association, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, Buckeye State Sheriff s Association, Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, the Drug Free Action Alliance, and many more organizations and agencies throughout our great State. Help us take a stand! Be a part of the movement that stands on the facts that drug use is not good for our State. Crime Prevention/Community Education 1st 2nd 3rd 4th DARE Classes Taught: 55 15 0 Community Presentation Hours: 57 27.5 3 Neighborhood Watch Hours: 25 18.5 16 Daytime Meeting Hours 60 31.5 52 After Hours Meeting Hours 9 9 6 Project Lifesaver Hours: 32 29 29 Senior Watch Hours: 52 54 40 Security Survey Hours: 3.5 0 Senior Programming Hours: 77 98.5 52 Citizen Academy Hours: 2 0 3 VIPS Hours: 59 75 54 ALICE Hours: 1.5 43 57 Incident Reports Taken: 4 4 7 Training Hours: 17 55 52 Special Event Hours: 65.5 222.5 284.2 Senior Contacts: 249 220 162 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF S STAR 2
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 3 UNION COUNTY MONTHLY 911 STATISTICS 1st 2nd 3rd POLICE 95 140 155 FIRE 22 22 21 EMS 425 462 440 ACCIDENTS 19 22 22 UNKNOWNS 36 51 39 TOTAL 597 697 677 Communications Division 4th 911 MISROUTE 1 0 0 INFORMATION 20 25 26 FOLLOW UP 118 96 96 TOTAL 139 121 122 3
PAGE 4 Communications Division 1st 2nd 3rd ALLEN 267 294 294 CLAIBOURNE 278 294 354 DARBY 86 86 87 DOVER 118 145 127 JACKSON 43 33 37 JEROME 415 420 397 LEESBURG 85 94 104 LIBERTY 110 114 154 MILLCREEK 89 116 93 OTHER 266 375 399 PARIS 1339 1512 1603 TAYLOR 110 121 96 UNION 88 122 96 WASHINGTON 39 62 44 YORK 78 15 22 ZANE 40 90 95 WASHINGTON/ DUBLIN 15 30 31 TOTAL 3466 3923 4033 4th 1st 2ND 3rd 4th CELL 911 POLICE 1264 1602 1643 CELL 911 FIRE 125 103 100 CELL 911 EMS 388 399 426 CELL 911 ACCIDENTS 539 348 394 CELL 911 UN- KNOWN 12 8 4 CELL 911 ERROR/ INFO 402 645 667 TOTAL 2730 3105 3234 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF S STAR 4
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 5 Court Services Division Sex Offender Registrations Sex Offender Address Verifications 1st 2nd 3rd 31 31 28 111 113 99 4th Web Checks 400 408 412 CCW Applications Received 180 230 194 CCW Licenses Issued 86 192 153 Renewal Licenses Issued 54 86 61 Civilian Fingerprints 19 25 20 Civil Process Received 610 694 627 Warrants Received 232 283 305 Total Received 842 977 932 Sheriff Sales Received 36 32 36 Sheriff Sales Sold 22 22 20 5
PAGE 6 Court Services Division 1st 2nd 3rd Transports 208 239 253 Municipal Court Transport 22 43 29 Juvenile/Probate Transport 38 30 34 Common Pleas Court Transport 63 45 58 Adult Parole Transports 1 1 8 Total Transports 332 358 382 4th Municipal Court Detail Probate/Juvenile Court Detail Common Pleas Court Detail Total Court Details 0 1 2 63 44 46 92 114 123 155 159 171 Cases Processed 174 252 255 Citations 326 420 387 Friendly Warnings 390 619 700 Public Records Request 237 218 222 Background Checks 189 190 151 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF S STAR 6
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 7 Tri-County Regional Jail Tri-County Regional Jail houses Union County inmates, as well as those from Champaign and Madison Counties. Average Daily Bed Counts $321,256.00 is paid quarterly by the Union County Sheriff s Office for our share of the Operating Expenses at the Tri-County Regional Jail. This does not include the amount for bed overages. Tri-County Regional Jail is located at: 4099 State Route 559 Mechanicsburg, Ohio43044 www.tricountyregionaljail.com (937) 834-5000 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Cost per day: $45.00 Maximum Number of Beds Allowed Per Day: 52 Overage Amt. Daily Average Common Pleas Daily Average Municipal Court Union County Monthly Paid To Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Bed Overage Tri-County 131 95 36 27 23 4 158 227 10,215.00 173 137 36 25 18 7 198 1270 57,150.00 166 132 34 28 24 4 195 1049 47,205.00 7
PAGE 8 Patrol Bureau 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Calls For Service 3832 4511 Reports Taken 176 253 Civil Process Served 493 577 Citations 304 418 Warnings 383 615 Traffic Stops 664 1048 Assist Disabled Motorist 299 250 Vacation Watch Checks 1538 1020 Housing Addition Checks 1148 929 Alarm Responses 411 416 Crash Reports 154 100 Felony Arrests 44 39 Misdemeanor Arrests 83 109 Juvenile Arrests 6 7 Drug Criminal Patrol Arrests 13 22 4732 265 493 378 707 1110 264 1178 922 410 89 54 22 10 18 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF S STAR 8
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 9 Investigations Bureau The Union County Sheriff s Office Investigative Division is comprised of several areas of criminal investigation. In general, the division is assigned to investigate felony-level crime which means any crime of a more serious nature. Within this wide spectrum detectives are trained to investigate specific types of crime relating to narcotics, computers, burglary, murder, death scenes, sexual assault, white collar theft, fraud, arson and many other areas of criminal activity. 1st 2nd 3rd New Cases 42 78 124 Cases Closed 33 71 58 Under Investigation 365 439 502 # Individuals Indicted 8 14 19 # Counts of Indictments 82 81 149 # Cases presented to Prosecutor 13 17 20 Scenes Processed-UCSO 6 12 14 Scenes Processed-Outside Agency 1 0 1 Search Warrants (Affiant Officer Only) 12 3 8 Search Warrant Assist in Execution 13 8 12 # Subpoena requests to Pros. Office 32 28 51 # Pre-Employment Background Investigations Completed 4 6 1 # of Narcotic Evidence Tests Performed 6 3 5 Hours Spent Managing Evidence 60 40 35 4th 9
PAGE 10 M.A.D.E. Multi-Agency Drug Enforcement Task Force The Red number within the columns represents figures from the 1st Quarter in 2014. Ac vity: 1st 2nd Cases Ini ated: 9 (4) 6 (2) Cases Indicted: 2(6) 5(3) Search Warrants Executed: 9(1) 2(6) Drugs Seized: Heroin: (unit dosages) 10 (0) 8 (0) 12.2g+6 29 Marijuana: (grams) plants (0) (207,163) Pills: (unit dosages) 90 (0) 18 (34.5) Cocaine (grams) 2 (0) 0 (0) 3rd 49 (11) 3 (2) 3 (5) 6 (0) 32 plants (32 Plants) 0 (0) 793.11 (28) 4th Mushrooms: (grams) 177.34 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1,514) Synthe c Marijuana: (grams) 0 0 (0) 0 (0) 457 Man Hours U lized: (approx) (337.5) 671 (334) 664 (275) Medication Drop Boxes Complaints Inves gated: 9 (2) 9 (4) 7 (11) Local Law Enforcement Agencies partnered in 2012 to have drop off boxes available throughout Union County to stop not only prescription drug abuse, but improper disposal of unneeded, expired or unwanted medicines. Prescription medications should not be flushed down the toilet or thrown into the trash. The drop boxes were made available through the NADDI Rx Drug Drop Box program; medicines languish in medicine cabinets and are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rate of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high. Studies show individuals abuse prescription drugs and often obtain them for family and friends, including 2015 2015 2015 from home 2014 2013 2012 medicine 1st 2nd 3rd cabinets. 7,796.70g 12,275.25g 68,738.70g 84,601.90g 64,347.20g 7,291.80g UNION COUNTY 10
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 11 Safe Heroes Golf Classic The Union County Sheriff s Office had their 4th Annual Safe Heroes Golf Classic on September 25, 2015 at Timberview Golf Course. We would like to thank all of our Gold Sponsors, Hole Sponsors and those who donated prizes for their continued support. We were able to raise over $19,000.00 for our K-9 Program and the Sheriff s Office Community Education Bureau. Please mark your calendars for next year s event, which will be held on September 23, 2016. 1ST Monarch Mortgage Keefe Group A+ Landscaping Kirby Auto Parts & Towing ABIS/JH Ward Agency Lithko Contracting, Inc. Acrux Investigation Agency M.H. Corbin, Inc. Advanced Glass Nature Pure AME Equipment, LLC New Day Farms, LLC Benchmark Landscape Construction, Inc. Ohio Insurance Services Agency Buckeye Western Star Parr Public Safety Equipment/Holstein & Associates Environmental Management Parrott Implement & John Regula Auctioneer Heartland Contracting Salon 122 Honda Marysville and Honda Marysville Motorsports Sam Jackson Enterprise 11
PAGE 12 Volunteers In Police Services (VIPS) The Union County Sheriff s Office VIPS program joins thousands of other law enforcement agencies nationwide utilizing local residents to enhance daily operations. Our dedicated group of individuals volunteer their time and talents working in all areas at the UCSO. 2015 VIPS Donated Hours 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 503.25 773.75 852.75 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF S STAR 12
VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 PAGE 13 Union County Sheriff s Office Benefit Turkey Shoot November 14, 2015 15146 U. S. Route 36, Marysville, Ohio 10:00am to 4:00pm Proceeds to benefit the Union County Sheriff s Office youth and community programs Raffle Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 Savage Stevens Model 555 Over/Under Shotgun 12 Gauge 28 Barrels 2 Rounds 3 Chambers Turkish Walnut Stock Blued Tickets available at the Union County Sheriff s Office and the day of the event For more information or to purchase tickets please contact: Captain Jeff Frisch 937-645-4150 13
Welcome Aboard Welcome to our newest member of the Union County Sheriff s Office. Communications Officer Hayley Malone Turkey Shoot November 14, 2015 from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Union County Sheriff s Office Training Facility on US 36. Cookouts November 6, 2015 United Way Fundraiser Chili Lunch 11:30am to 1:00pm Safe Heroes 5th Annual Golf Classic September 23, 2016 Next Citizens Academy; contact Kim Zacharias at kzacharias@co.union.oh.us September 12, 2016 thru December 12, 2016 Class 003 * 2016 Cookout Dates will arrive soon!!! Get ready to update your calendars. 14