Police chief reports 751 calls, 8 DUIs and high urinating‑in‑public enforcement in August

The Dewey Beach police chief delivered the department’s August activity summary to council, listing 751 calls for service, 448 hours of traffic enforcement, 76 traffic summonses (202 charges) and 38 warnings. The department filed 12 criminal charges (23 total charges) and made 8 DUI arrests during the month.

"About all we have... we had 751 calls for service," the chief said, and noted that urinating in public accounted for a large share of quality‑of‑life civil enforcements—"UIP accounts for exactly 66% of all the civil enforcements for the month." He also thanked local donors, naming Pat Wright and several community organizations for raising $16,000 to help pay for improved radio antennas that addressed officer safety problems in the processing room.

The chief said the department is preparing for seasonal events and expected to put a new patrol Tahoe on the street in November funded by a combination of grants and donations.