While Chelan County shores up its 2025 budget, having experienced decreased tax revenues, it’s the aim of the county Sheriff’s Office to keep public safety patrols at a high level, while looking for areas to trim expenses in the coming year.
"From the initial budget that we presented, we're going to have to make some cuts from that, and we're trying to do so in a way that we don't effect community safety as well as keeping as many deputies on the road," Undersheriff Dan Ozment said, underscoring the importance of that as local law enforcement gets ahead of the crime curve. "We got our FBI crime report in and it shows, overall, that crime is down. It's always the sheriff's office goal is we want to keep that trend going down. We're going to make a huge difference with that by keeping our staffing levels up and making sure deputies are on the road."
Hoping to soon fill one of two officer openings, deputies will be armed with new body cameras by the first of the year, as a way to best document criminal incidents and possibly thwart crime.
The Sheriff’s Office is extra busy with search and rescue as backcountry hiking and hunting activities continue. The undersheriff suggests being prepared and using extra caution when in the mountains and woods.
The Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook:
Effective immediately, it is now illegal for any person operating a motor vehicle on any county road or city street in Chelan County to leave the traveled portion of the road and momentarily enter a parking lot, vacant land, or other private or public property to avoid an intersection or traffic control device.
This law applies throughout the county, including within city limits. Violators will face a fine of $139.
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