Two women are facing drug related charges in separate cases by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department
30 year old Amy Vanderpool of Haley Road, Smithville was charged Wednesday with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sheriff Patrick Ray says Vanderpool was at a market in Smithville when a deputy spotted her. The officer had knowledge of a violation of probation on Vanderpool and when he searched her pocketbook, the officer found three hypodermic needles and two straws. Vanderpool’s bond was set a $1,000 and her court date is May 15th.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, 35 year old Kimberly Shawn Reed of Short Street, Smithville was stopped by a county deputy at the intersection of College Street and Highway 70 in Dowelltown. The officer received consent to search and Reed was found to have in her possession a pill crusher containing one pill believed to be Hydocodone and 2 ½ pills believed to be Soma.
Reed was charged with possession of a Schedule IV Drug (Soma), Possession of a Schedule III Drug (Hydrocodone), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Pill Crusher). Reed’s bond was set a $4,000 and her court date is May 15th.
Sheriff Ray has also released an Activity Report on incidents from March 1, 2007 to March 1, 2008
These are dispatched calls; not self-initiated calls (incidents that officers respond to on routine patrols). Self-initiated calls are not included in these counts:
Wrecks- 500
4 wheeler calls- 67
911 calls- 153
Abandoned Vehicles- 26
Animal calls- 228
Assaults- 44
Boat Fires- 3
Break-ins- 108
Burglar Alarms- 299
Child Custody Exchanges- 12
Children in roadway- 6
Debris in roadway- 30
Disturbing the peace- 72
Domestic violence- 206
Drug trafficking- 18
Escorts- 74
Extra Patrols- 43
Fights- 75
Fire Alarms- 23
Funeral Escorts- 157
Gas drive-offs- 12
Harassments- 23
Indecent exposure- 4
Investigations- 606
Kidnapping- 2
Vehicle lockouts- 514
Medical Assists- 162
Missing Persons- 27
Phone harassment- 2
Possible D.U.I.- 74
Prowlers- 36
Public Intoxication- 12
Rape- 2
Reckless Drivers- 140
Recover Property- 13
Robbery- 7
Seizures- 9
Shots fired- 33
Shop lifter- 1
Stolen property- 134
Stolen vehicle- 34
Stranded motorists-59
Structure Fires- 50
Someone threatened-41
Suicides- 23
Suspicious persons/vehicles- 215
Traffic Hazards- 11
Trespassing- 10
Unruly juveniles- 13
Unwanted guests- 55
Vandalism- 81
Vehicle fires- 11
Wanted Persons- 12
Welfare checks- 81
Miscellaneous- 6
Total 4,686 incident calls reported from Central Dipatch
•The Sheriff’s Department also serves all Civil and State Warrants.
•The Sheriff’s Department has served over 2,447 Civil Warrants and Criminal Summons.
•There have been over 2,298 people that have been booked into the jail.
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