By Nathan Prewett
MOODY – At a regular meeting of the Moody City Council on Monday, May 10, a local thanked the police and fire departments for assisting his wife after a recent car accident.
The meeting began with the council hearing monthly reports from department heads, including Police Chief Thomas Hunt and Fire Chief Larry Horton.
Hunt reported 1,102 calls for the month of April, as well as 48 arrests, 89 warning citations, 222 citations, 84 misdemeanors, 30 felonies, and $333.74 was spent on vehicle maintenance.
For April Horton reported that there was a total of 176 responses, three fires (one woods, one vehicle and one rubbish), 97 emergency medical calls, 72 vehicle wrecks, 26 public service, 24 lift assists, nine false alarms and received mutual aid twice. The average dispatch to route time was one minute and 17 seconds and the average dispatch to arrival time was six minutes and 14 seconds.