CENTER – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Center has released its end-of-the-year report of activities for 2023.
Sheriff Don Henery reported the county received $299,224.85 in income from sheriff’s office/jail services in 2023. Contractional law enforcement services contributed $129,071 to this total.
The year before that, the county received $360,317.63 in income from sheriff’s office/jail services. Contractional law enforcement services contributed $113,360.50 to this total.
The sheriff’s office in 2023 handled 142 criminal complaints, referred criminal charges to the county attorney’s office on 54 individuals, including some people with more than one charge; and recovered and/or helped recover $26,600 in stolen property.
In 2022, the sheriff’s office handled 111 criminal complaints; referred criminal charges to the county attorney’s office on 66 individuals, including some people with more than one charge; and recovered and/or helped recover $20,055 in stolen property.
Last year, 29 arrest warrants were served in the county and 157 prisoners were booked into the county jail, including people sentenced by the Knox County and District Courts, and the Santee Sioux Nation Tribal Court.
In 2022, 30 arrest warrants were served in the county and 157 prisoners were booked into the county jail, including people sentenced by the Knox County and District Courts, and the Santee Sioux Nation Tribal Court.
The sheriff’s office in 2023 looked into 35 vehicular accidents, investigated 10 deaths for the county coroner, processed 368 civil/ criminal papers and served 318 civil/criminal papers.
The year before that, the sheriff’s office looked into 41 vehicular accidents, investigated 20 deaths for the county coroner, processed 339 civil/criminal papers and served 298 civil/criminal papers.
Reimbursements paid to the county in 2023 were: For mileage and fees, $16,314.72; from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, $91,124; from the U.S. Marshals Service, $135; from the Santee dispatching contract, $25,000; from fingerprinting, $80; from Encartele jail phones, $0; and from work release, $0.
Reimbursements paid to the county in 2022 were: For mileage and fees, $11,392.17; from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, $89,279; from the U.S. Marshals Service, $1,215.50; from the Santee dispatching contract, $25,000; from fingerprinting, $105; from Encartele jail phones, $0; and from work release, $0.
A total of 720 vehicle inspections were done in 2023, for a total of $7,200, and a total of 213 handgun application certificates were issued in 2023, for a total of $1,065.00 – permit fees for services provided by the sheriff’s office. There also was $2,635.13 in unpaid property taxes recovered for 2023.
A total of 667 vehicle inspections were done in 2022, for a total of $6,670, and a total of 198 handgun application certificates were issued in 2022, for a total of $990 – permit fees for services provided by the sheriff’s office. There also was $10,563.32 in unpaid property taxes recovered for 2022.
Also in 2022, the county received a Nebraska Crime Commission no-match grant for equipment for the sheriff’s office, the jail and patrol vehicles in the amount of $101,742.14.
From Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023, 2,877 calls were made to the sheriff’s office on the 911 lines. For the same time period in 2022, 1,666 calls were made to the sheriff’s office on the 911 lines.
In 2023, all of the sheriff’s deputies exceeded the required 32 hours of continuing education per year, which was an increase from the year before that, when all of them exceeded the required 22 hours of continuing education per year.
For each of the past two years, all of the jailers/dispatchers exceeded the required 18 hours of continuing education per year for a total of more than 360 hours of mandatory continu ing education, most of which was done in the meeting room of the county courthouse and was open for all officers in northeast Nebraska to attend.
