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Police calls increase in 2020

by | Jan 28, 2021 | Latest

An overall rise in calls for service to the Farmersville Police Department was one of the few increases in police activity during 2020.

The department released its annual crime statistics with its 2020 submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and similar to last year, calls for service increased by almost call compared to the previous year.

“We’ve consistently seen a rise for calls for service, Tier 2 Crimes and alarm response,” said Chief Michael Sullivan. “We attribute some of these increases to the uptick in growth our area has experienced and expect that will continue to increase as levels of service demand and the community continues to grow.

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By Chad Engbrock • [email protected]

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