Estherville Police Department Releases Annual Report
By charguth April 15, 2021 9:40 am
Saga Communications
Estherville, IA (KICD)– Estherville Police Chief Brent Shatto has released his annual report. He tells KICD News he’d classify it as a typical year.
Estherville police answered 58 hundred 5 calls in 2020, up 34 percent from 2019.
190 adult arrests were made, up from 166. Assaults, Burglaries, and drug incidents were all down.
Shatto says there were 4 felony drug arrests and 13 misdemeanor drug arrests. His office recovered 53.34 grams of pot and 1.8 grams of meth.
Estherville’s police dog Max – who just passed away unexpectedly last week – was called out 31 times . 13 times for narcotic searches, 12 to assist other agencies, 5 times to track individuals, and once for an article search.