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Sheriff's Report: Arrests a reminder about the importance of tips
This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Henderson County Justice Center.
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This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse has a reminder about the importance of public tips. In this week's episode:
I. Stats (:49)
This week, there are 426 in the jail including 102 out-of-county inmates. The past few weeks, the jail has been averaging over 400 inmates.
The Sheriff also talks about the importance of the out-of-county inmate contracts, which are on pace to bring in more than $1 million.
"We've got a $13 million budget between law enforcement and the jail operations here, so we're about one-third of the county budget," he said.
II. COVID (3:04)
COVID-19 cases in the jail have gone down.
"It's getting a little better," Sheriff Hillhouse said.
Visitation at the jail has been shut down for the past three weeks as the Sheriff's Office worked to slow the spread of COVID-19. Sheriff Hillhouse said the jail is down to seven positive cases and there are 64 inmates quarantined. That is substantially less than when the outbreak started.
"Our numbers are going down," he said, "which makes us feel better to know that closing visitation and locking everything down like we had earlier works."
III. Public Tips (4:51)
Tips from the public led to the arrest of two men Tuesday, according to Sheriff Hillhouse. You can read about those arrests here.
Sheriff Hillhouse said this was a great example of how important tips are for the Sheriff's Office.
"We listen to you and if you have any information please notify us," he said, "because we can take those tips and turn them into cases and get some of these folks off the street and get some drugs off the street also."
"We take your tips very seriously," he said.
If you have a tip:
* Call the Sheriff's Office at 903-675-5128.
* Call Crimestoppers at 1-800-545-TIPS.
* Contact the Sheriff through the Facebook page.
IV. Cops and Kids Picnic (8:11)
The Sheriff along with members of the Sheriff's Office were at Faith Fellowship Church Saturday afternoon for the first Cops and Kids Picnic. The event was a success and Sheriff Hillhouse said he is looking forward to next year.
"It turned out great," he said. "We had lots of kids, and lots of parents, interacting with the deputies. We just had a really good time."
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hendersoncountytexas.substack.com
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By Henderson County, TexasThis interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Henderson County Justice Center.
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This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse has a reminder about the importance of public tips. In this week's episode:
I. Stats (:49)
This week, there are 426 in the jail including 102 out-of-county inmates. The past few weeks, the jail has been averaging over 400 inmates.
The Sheriff also talks about the importance of the out-of-county inmate contracts, which are on pace to bring in more than $1 million.
"We've got a $13 million budget between law enforcement and the jail operations here, so we're about one-third of the county budget," he said.
II. COVID (3:04)
COVID-19 cases in the jail have gone down.
"It's getting a little better," Sheriff Hillhouse said.
Visitation at the jail has been shut down for the past three weeks as the Sheriff's Office worked to slow the spread of COVID-19. Sheriff Hillhouse said the jail is down to seven positive cases and there are 64 inmates quarantined. That is substantially less than when the outbreak started.
"Our numbers are going down," he said, "which makes us feel better to know that closing visitation and locking everything down like we had earlier works."
III. Public Tips (4:51)
Tips from the public led to the arrest of two men Tuesday, according to Sheriff Hillhouse. You can read about those arrests here.
Sheriff Hillhouse said this was a great example of how important tips are for the Sheriff's Office.
"We listen to you and if you have any information please notify us," he said, "because we can take those tips and turn them into cases and get some of these folks off the street and get some drugs off the street also."
"We take your tips very seriously," he said.
If you have a tip:
* Call the Sheriff's Office at 903-675-5128.
* Call Crimestoppers at 1-800-545-TIPS.
* Contact the Sheriff through the Facebook page.
IV. Cops and Kids Picnic (8:11)
The Sheriff along with members of the Sheriff's Office were at Faith Fellowship Church Saturday afternoon for the first Cops and Kids Picnic. The event was a success and Sheriff Hillhouse said he is looking forward to next year.
"It turned out great," he said. "We had lots of kids, and lots of parents, interacting with the deputies. We just had a really good time."
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hendersoncountytexas.substack.com