Crockett police and fire report: arrests, citations and service counts for October

The Crockett Police Department presented its October 2023 manpower and criminal‑activity report to the council and invited questions.

Police reported 16 officers worked 2,792 hours, responded to 427 calls for service, investigated at least one traffic accident, made 43 arrests and issued 295 traffic citations; the department also recorded 74 incident reports, 25 alarm calls and 19 false alarms. A police representative described detectives who rode with patrol, located and arrested an unknown vehicle burglar several blocks from the scene and cleared six related vehicle‑burglary cases.

"We caught him several blocks away, and we ended up being able to clear 6 cases after arrest," a police representative said, urging residents to lock vehicles and remove valuables ahead of the holidays.

Steven Langer, who introduced the fire department report while the fire chief was on vacation, told the council that for October the fire department had 48 total calls — 24 in the city and 24 in the county — including 17 accidents and one structure fire; volunteers logged 330 man‑hours and the department has 17 active members on paid and volunteer rolls.

Council thanked both departments for their reports and for public‑safety work ahead of the holiday season.