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Police commission cites 3,836 calls for service in August, chief says ticket counts understate totals

October 03, 2026 | Town of Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana


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Police commission cites 3,836 calls for service in August, chief says ticket counts understate totals
President Pollock opened the meeting and invited the chief to present the department's monthly statistics. The chief reported that the department logged "a total of 3,836 calls for service that resulted in 5,478 officer responses." He also reported 236 UTT ticket numbers but said "it's a little bit over 300" when multiple offenses on a single ticket are counted, and listed 3 OWI arrests, 83 adult arrests, 4 juvenile arrests and 16 domestic batteries.

The chief framed the numbers as part of routine operations and thanked neighboring agencies that assisted with a recent high-profile funeral. No further discussion or questions from commissioners were recorded. The commission did not request additional data in public session; commissioners moved on to other agenda items.

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