Yearly crime stats reveal more than 1,000 arrests made locally
More than 1,000 arrests -- including 260 for felony counts -- were made in Putnam County by the community’s largest law enforcement units during 2017, the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office has announced.
Greencastle City Police, Indiana State Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Cloverdale Police were responsible for a total of 1,095 arrests during 2017, Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter said in making last year’s crime statistics public.
With 491 total arrests for 2017, Greencastle Police Department led all law enforcement agencies in the county in both felony and misdemeanor arrests for the fourth year in a row, Bookwalter said.
The 17 GPD officers investigated and made arrests in 330 misdemeanors and 89 felony cases during 217, the prosecutor reported.
“The addition of the drug dog (Cain) with Greencastle Police Officer Kyle Lee has put a real dent in the illegal drug activity in Greencastle,” Bookwalter pointed out.
With 309 total cases producing arrests, the Indiana State Police are next in the number of arrests. Those apprehensions included 263 misdemeanors and 46 felony arrests by 10 ISP troopers within Putnam County.
“They not only patrol the roads in Putnam County, but under the direction of First Sgt. Jason Fajt, his detectives handle most of the major felonies that occur within our county,” Bookwalter said.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and its 21 merit officers were responsible for 88 felony arrests, just one less than Greencastle, and 174 misdemeanors for a total of 262 arrests in 2017.
Meanwhile, the Prosecutor’s Office reported the Cloverdale Police Department and its three officers made 37 felony arrests and 68 misdemeanor apprehensions for 105 total arrests last year.