Sheriff Bevier spoke to us first about the recognition his twenty two 911 dispatchers reveived a couple of weeks ago for the phenomenal work that they do. The dispatch office is part of the Sheriff's Department, he said, but is not necessarily the case in other municipalities across Michigan. Lenawee is 1 ot 8 counties in Michigan who retain the dispatchers in his office. Most of the others have gone to an "authority" set up. The Sheriff much prefers to keep the current set up.
This week is National Correntions Officer week. A lunch was served on Cinco de Mayo in celebration. Yesterday, he said, the department secured a grill to feed the officers and their families.
The county jail, Troy said, is now fully staffed even though they are down one dispatcher. Next week is National Police Officer's Week as well as National Police Memorial Day which will be held once again at Oakwood Cemetary in Adrian.
Next week the Sheriff travels to Lansing to congratulate a new deputy who will be graduating from Officer Training Academy in Lansing. One of the challenges the Sheriff said he faced at the deartment was finding people who want to enter the law enforcement field and creating a culture where they want to stay.
Volunteer Week was two weeks ago, he said. Reserve Deputies are a part of that. The Dity of Adrian, Troy said eliminated their reserve volunteers. Other municipalities have followed suit due to the perceived liability. Troy, however, said he was keeping his and making sure they are trained efficiently through the county's Reserve Academy.
The Sheriff also mentioned that the county now has a Mobile Response Team in partnership with the Lenawee County Mental Health Authority that now provides on-site, in-person mental health and substance use support for residents facing emergencies, often meeting individuals at their homes or in the community to prevent the need for office or hospital visits.
