Upshur County Sheriff's Report - Feb. 16th to Feb. 22nd

The Sheriff's Office handled 129 calls this week, resulting in 43 arrests.

GILMER, TX, Feb. 23, 2009 -- Sheriff Anthony Betterton reported today that 129 calls for service were reported to the Upshur County Sheriff's Office between the dates of 2-16-09 and 2-22-09.

Sheriff Betterton also reported that 43 people were booked into the Upshur County Jail on a variety of charges which include Driving while license invalid, Theft, Resisting Arrest, Federal Detainer, Burglary of a Habitation, Assault, Possession of Marijuana, Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Revocation of Probation, DWI, Criminal Mischief, Sexual Assault to a Child, Stolen Vehicle, Fail to Identify as a Fugitive, Burglary of a Building, Harassment, Criminal Trespass, Issuance of a bad check, Disorderly Conduct and traffic.

There were also 46 people released from the Upshur county jail.


Sheriff's Service Calls by the Numbers:
Thefts 9
Assault 8
Burglary 4
Criminal Mischief 8
Disturbance 16
Traffic 10
Suspicious Vehicle/Person 10
Civil Matters 7
Assist other agency 2
Drug cases 2
Unwanted Guest 2
Deaths 3
Shots Fired 2
Juvenile 10
Harassment 1
Other 35