Sheriff's Office gets ready for students to go back to school

(Courtesy photo: County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse.)

Note: This interview was recorded in the County Justice Center on Wednesday, August 19.

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The Lead

Students are going back to class all around the county, which means more responsibilities for the Sheriff’s Office.

Key Points

• Weekly arrest and jail stats. (1:15)

• How the start of school impacts criminal activity. (1:50)

• Watch out for buses and increased traffic. (2:53)

• Reminders about passing school buses and laws related to school zones. (3:55)

• No using cell phones in a school zone. (6:50)

• Sheriff’s deputies working school traffic in Cross Roads, LaPoynor, and Murchison. (7:33)

• Sheriff’s deputies stationed at Cross Roads and LaPoynor, and what they do there. (8:30)

• Law enforcement presence at school extra curricular activities. (11:21)

Quote

“I refer to it like a light switch. When school is in, the light switch gets turned off and things slow down here a little bit. When (school) gets out, the light switch turns back on and business picks back up.” -- Sheriff Botie Hillhouse

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