The Pulaski County Council wants more discussion before making any decisions about courthouse security. The county commissioners recently implemented a single point of entry and agreed to support a request for the council to approve the addition of security guards.
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A Pulaski County Police vehicle was recently totaled in a deer accident. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners last week that a reserve deputy hit a deer with a 2012 police car. The commissioners signed the title to start the insurance process.
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A thorough check of the Pulaski County Jail last week turned up no illegal drugs or law violations. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that the search went very well.
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The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office’s new dispatch equipment is nearly ready. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners last week that the grant funding has been approved, and the CallWorks dispatch system has been put in. “We just waiting for them to come do the training,” he explained, “so with that grant, we’ll be able to get, I think, the dispatch center good for a long time.”
Continue readingDealing with inmates with mental health issues continues to be a challenge for Pulaski County’s jail staff. “It’s just the problems of the nation in microcosm here right in our jail with mental health,” Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners last week.
Continue readingA temporary security checkpoint at the Pulaski County Courthouse last week has led county officials to once again call for a permanent solution. A special judge for a jury trial required that all visitors be scanned with metal detectors as they entered the building. Clerk JoLynn Behny pleaded with the county commissioners Tuesday to put security in place on a permanent basis, saying that county employees felt safe.
Continue readingFinancing for the proposed renovation of the Pulaski County Courthouse will be discussed during a joint county council and commissioners meeting tonight. County Attorney Kevin Tankersley and representatives from law firm Barnes & Thornburg will discuss bond counsel.
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Plans for the 2020 elections are moving ahead in Pulaski County. The Pulaski County Justice Center in Winamac will once again serve as the main early voting site for the primary and general elections, following the approval of the county commissioners Monday.
Continue readingPulaski County officials continue working on plans to add a security checkpoint to the courthouse. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that he’s gotten information about Cass County’s security staffing.
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An ordinance to make Pulaski County a “Second Amendment sanctuary county” was tabled by the county commissioners Monday.
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A “Second Amendment sanctuary” ordinance will be up for discussion at tonight’s Pulaski County Commissioners meeting. It would presumably allow officials not to enforce certain laws that may restrict the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Continue readingPulaski County jail inmates will soon be able to appear in court by video conference. Circuit Court Judge Mary Welker told the county commissioners last week that video equipment has been installed in her courtroom, and electronic hearings will be able to start as soon as the equipment is set up on the jail end.
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The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office had a busy year in 2019. Coroner Jon Frain told the county commissioners last week that the county had 149 deaths last year, which is more than usual. Almost a third of them were investigated by the Coroner’s Office.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Commissioners are adding their support to a proposed work release center. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the commissioners last week that Rowland Design has come up with a plan that would house 30 people. The estimated cost is $450,000, but Richwine thought it could be done for less than that.
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The Pulaski County Election Board is gearing up for absentee voting. Board members plan to continue using the Justice Center as the main early voting location.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Commissioners are expected to get a security update from Maintenance Director Mia Salyers this morning. Salyers will also discuss a policy amendment. Sheriff Jeff Richwine will likely revisit the possible addition of a work release center in the Justice Center basement.
Continue readingPulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine continues looking for some direction, when it comes to adding a work release facility to the Justice Center. He asked county council members last week whether they wanted him to keep working on the proposal.
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The Pulaski County Council will reorganize for 2020 when members meet tonight. In addition to choosing a president and vice-president, council members will also appoint a representative to the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission.
Continue readingUpgrades to Pulaski County’s 911 Center may be finished by this spring. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners that Motorola delivered the new CallWorks dispatch system on Monday.
Continue readingPulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies made fewer arrests in 2019 than in 2018. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that deputies made 398 arrests last year, down from 510 the year before.
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