Sheriff News Archive

From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 2/20/2026

Deputy Jeff Gilbert attended a 4-day, 32-hour training session to get certified to be a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST). Deputy Gilbert can now educate people throughout the United States on how to properly install child restraints i.e., car seats. Deputy Gilbert will now be another one of our go to Deputies for teaching and

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From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 2/13/2026

Uniform Response handled 764 calls for service in January, with 291 traffic stops. Dispatch took 4,072 calls in January.
Roses are red, violets are blue, if your ex has a warrant, we’ll come get them for you. On behalf of the Sheriff’s Office, we’ll wish them Happy Valentines Day, so feel free to let

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From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 2/6/2026

We had our Annual MDOC (Michigan Department of Corrections) Jail Inspection this past week. We were in compliance with everything and the inspector gave us high reviews on how the facility operates, the job the staff does, policies and procedures in place, etc. Shout out to the Corrections Division for the job they do every

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From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 1/9/2026

Uniform Response handled 700 calls in December, ending the year at 10,088. They had 356 traffic stops in December, ending the year at 4,663. Dispatchers overall call for service in December were 4,994. Overall calls they dispatched out for service ended the year at 65,941.

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From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 1/2/2026

Uniform Response stopped a vehicle for multiple driving violations in the Village of Lawrence. After contact with the driver, it was found that he was intoxicated. After the investigation, the driver was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol 3rd offence (Felony) as well as an outstanding larceny warrant from Dowagiac PD. He was

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From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott – 12/29/2025

• Uniform Response set up on a Stolen Vehicle out of Ionia County being Tracked by ONSTAR on I94hwy. Sgt Rennhack had ONSTAR disable the vehicle as it was exiting the highway in a safe location with backup units with him. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. The suspect had a suspended driver’s

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