PERRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

As Sheriff Of Perry County I would like to Welcome you to our web site. The Sheriff’s Office web site has a new look. As you take a look at our menu we have a list of warrants, in and out of county warrants. These are the people we are looking for. In our Tax menu we show you how much the Sheriff ‘s Office receives in tax money to operate compare to the other agencies. In our Monthly stats we show you what we have done for the month, and we issue a press release with this information. Feel free to look around our web site. If you have any questions feel free to email us or call us. Don’t forget to visit our comment page and leave us a comment.

Thank you,
Les Burgett.

As part of an ongoing program emphasizing strong communication with the public he serves, Sheriff Les Burgett is providing monthly reports to the media and the Perry County Fiscal Court regarding his office’s productivity.

In May of 2008, The Perry County Sheriff’s Department responded to (101) 9-1-1 calls for service, (345) non-emergency calls for service, issued (144) citations, and served (58) arrest warrants.

In the same month, deputies served (474) court papers and processes, escorted (9) funerals, and transported (41) prisoners for the District and Circuit Courts of Perry County.

The sheriff’s fleet traveled a total of (29,472) miles in just 31 days. Prisoner transportation accounted for (916) of those miles, and an additional (28,556) miles were tallied patrolling the county and delivering court papers.

Perry County Sheriff’s Office will be joining with hundreds of other law enforcement agencies across the country in renewing a pledge to save lives by intensifying efforts to enforce seat belt laws — among all motorists and around the clock — during the 2008 Click It or Ticket mobilization, which runs from May 19 – June 1.

In 2006, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 15,046 passenger vehicle occupants were killed between the nighttime hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. Nearly two-thirds (64%) of those killed at night were NOT wearing seat belts — compared to less than half (46%) of the passenger vehicle occupants killed during daytime hours.

Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo and Perry County Sheriff Les Burgett celebrate 'Arbor Day - 2008' at a reclaimed Perry County surface mine site. The event, hosted by ICG Hazard, showcased the beauty of reclaimed mine land and demonstrated that mining and nature can coexist.