Monthly Report for November 2017

Dear Citizens,

October was a very active month for the Navarro County Sheriff's Office on several fronts which include a historic seizure of methamphetamine and the discovery of a large marijuana growing operation in a neighboring county. On October 10th, the NCSO narcotics detectives, with assistance from our patrol division, seized 36 pounds of Methamphetamine on IH-45 near Rice. We thank the Ennis P.D. for their K-9 unit assistance during this investigation. The street value of the seizure is believed to be 2 million dollars. This is believed to be the largest methamphetamine seizure ever in Navarro County.

On October 23rd, we were glad to be of assistance in assisting the Hill County Sheriff’s Office with their investigation of a large scale marijuana growing operation located just west of Navarro County inside Hill County. The Hill County Sheriff’s Office reported that the growing operation was possibly the largest ever in Hill County and they estimated over 10,000 plants at the location and had been partially harvested when found. We are proud of our drone program and its use in this operation is an example of how it’s utilized as an asset to law enforcement.

The Criminal Investigation Division investigated a burglary of a habitation and unauthorized use of motor vehicle that occurred on FM 85 Chatfield. This investigation has spanned across three counties. The victim reported laptop computers, guns, 75” television, and a Chevrolet Tahoe stolen. Our detectives arrested one suspect and recovered stolen property in Henderson and Kaufman counties. Additional arrest warrants will be issued in this case. We would like to thank the Henderson County and Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office’s for their assistance in this case.

We participated in several activities this month including National Night Out at the Corsicana Government Center. We appreciate Chief Johnson and the CPD for inviting us and it was good to see our brothers and sisters from CPD, CISD Police and Corsicana Fire and Rescue also taking part. We are grateful for the sponsors, volunteers and other participants who along with our citizens, helped make this year’s event a success.

We enjoyed it taking part as always in Navarro College Career Day for high school age students where several persons stopped by and visited our booth, Patrol Tahoe, Lenco Bearcat Armored Vehicle and Mobile Command Center.

Detective Sergeant Jeff Harbuck spoke with about 50 kids from Boy Scouts Pack 1253 at the First Baptist Church in Corsicana. The NCSO provided and gave the kids 9-1-1 goodie bags. We always have, and continue to feel, very proud and fortunate to have the opportunities such as these to interact with our youth who are the future of our community.

We would like to thank Firestone Building Products for their kind and generous donation of stuffed animals to the NCSO. These stuffed animals will be placed into our patrol units and later given to children who are victims of a crime or have suffered from a traumatic event.

The next time you see a Navarro County Sheriff’s Deputy you may notice a change in their uniform appearance. For the first time in the history of the NCSO, we will soon be adding caps to the standard issue uniform. The caps will be optional wear for the Deputies and will not replace their ability to wear the standard cowboy hat. We believe this will be a positive change and beneficial to the Deputies who are sometimes exposed to inclement weather.

This month we held our annual recertification class on JPX Centurion LE pepper guns for our enforcement personnel as well as a training class where 20 of our detention officers were certified on the remotely activated custody control device “racc belt” and OC pepper gas. The racc belt is a personal restraint device often placed on inmates during trial to replace the use of handcuffs or other physical restraints.

The Sheriff's Office had approximately 3,487 calls for service in October and our Dispatch received 1,919 calls for assistance to 9-1-1.

There were approximately 329 persons arrested and booked into the Navarro County Justice Center and the average daily jail population was 247 inmates. The Narcotics Unit arrested nine suspects, filed eight criminal cases and served 12 outstanding arrest warrants. Twenty seven inmates were transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and 19 other inmates were transferred to State Jail and SAFP units to serve their sentences.

This month we estrayed two bulls, and four horses and transported them to the county farms. We also recovered $390 in estray fees this month.

The Navarro County Sheriff’s Office currently has hay for sale. The hay is a mix of coastal, rye grass and Johnson grass that was recently baled at our Petty's Chapel farm. The hay is 4x6 net wrapped round bale hay. The price is $40 per roll with a ten roll minimum purchase. Loading is available. Contact Captain Jeramy Phillips at 903-654-3002 to purchase yours today.

There was one resignation this month in detention. We hired Kelvin Powers as our newest detention officer.

We are currently accepting applications for dispatch, detention, patrol, courthouse security and we also have an Information Technology Specialist position available. As in the past, applications will continue to be taken for any vacancy until the position is filled.

“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.”
- Theodore Roosevelt

As always, God bless and be safe.

Sheriff Elmer Tanner