Sheriff releases May stats

By Loretta Cozart

Cleveland County Sher- iff’s Office released their May statistics. During the month, there were 8,748 calls for service, 182 arrests, 1,071 papers served including 364 criminal, our partner public safety agencies, the United States Marshal’s Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Gaston County District Attorney’s Office, and the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.

560 civil, and 247 subpoenas.

One hundred eightyfive incident reports were handled: 155 were criminal and 30 were non-criminal. Two-hundred and seventy-eight concealed carry permits were issued.

Narcotics seized were 138,959.0 DU pills, Cocaine 29.7 g, Marijuana 2,078.8 g, Meth 1,334.3 g, and Heroin 12.2 g. The monthly average of inmates handled by the sheriff’s office were 247 males and 40 females.

Although Leason Kington III is in custody, the investigation into this case is on-going. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. J. Shaw at 704-866-3320 or Crimestoppers at 704-861-8000. A Crimestoppers reward of up to $1,000 is available for information pertinent to the investigation. There is no further information currently available.