Deputies hired by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and who leave within a certain amount of time after training may be required to reimburse training funds in a policy being considered by Sheriff Matt Hassel.
Continue readingMarshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel is working to complete an inmate worker policy.
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Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel decided to renew his interest in moving forward with an intergovernmental agreement with the Elkhart County Sheriff in order to house inmates at the Elkhart County Jail to alleviate overcrowding at the Marshall County Jail.
Continue readingThe jail population at the Marshall County Jail continues to be high with over 240 inmates as of Monday morning. Sheriff Matt Hassel previously said the jail has about 239 beds.
Continue readingMarshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel discussed with the county council members this week a concern about exempt and non-exempt status for some employees at the Sheriff’s Department.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Sheriff is looking for solutions to alleviate a jail population increase.
Continue readingThe purchase or lease of four Durangos and one Ford F-150 truck for the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will wait until March.
Continue readingAs part of his Commissary Budget information to the Marshall County Council, Sheriff Matt Hassel explained he had to increase the amount for police vehicles.
Continue readingA fight at the Marshall County Jail ended with an inmate being taken to the hospital Friday afternoon. Sheriff Matt Hassel says the fight apparently started between two inmates and then a third joined in. Hassel says three jail officers were called to the area to stop the fight.
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The Marshall County Council members approved several additional appropriation requests in several accounts in order to end the year.
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel is negotiating a new contact with Quality Correctional Care for medical services at the jail.
The current four-year contract expires Dec. 31, 2018.
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel presented the county commissioners with a proposal to be able to sustain and potentially increase revenue for inmate programs at the jail.
A job description and wage for the newly created position of a part-time court security officer was presented to Marshall County Council members Tuesday morning.
Sheriff Matt Hassel explained that he recently received a job description and wage recommendation from Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele after initially submitting a suggested description in April. Continue reading
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel is expected to discuss a part-time security officer and will submit a request to apply for a marine patrol assistance grant when County Council members meet today.
County Council members are also anticipated to receive a presentation over a supportive housing project from Garden Court, Inc representatives Brent Martin and Jim Causey. A job description and wage for a code enforcement officer will be discussed by Plan Director Ty Adley and Health Administrator Christine Stinson will submit two grant application requests. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be applying for three different grants this fall.
Marshall County Jail Inmates have been helping out with restoration efforts at the historic courthouse in Plymouth.
First built in the early 1870’s, the Marshall County Courthouse is listed on the national register of historic places. In order to restore it to its former glory, upgrades and renovations are currently being conducted there. Continue reading
Marshall County Patrolman Andrew Wozniak and his K9 Partner Irok were recognized by Sheriff Matt Hassel on Thursday.
Officer Wozniak was commended for his efforts in assisting with an FBI investigation last year. Back on September 2nd, 2017, Officer Wozniak initiated a traffic stop on a black 2000 Toyota Solara for a lane violation and improper registration in the area of US 30 and Tulip Road around 3:15 a.m.
While running the driver’s information, Wozniak was alerted that the person could have potentially been on a watch list for suspicious activity in the past. Continue reading
Lower state funding distributions are causing challenges for the Marshall County Council, as it works on its 2019 budget. Council members found themselves trying to cut about $1.3 million from the highway department’s budget proposal Monday.
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel presented jail statistics to the county council members this week. It was identical to the report given to the county commissioners last week.
At the request of Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel, County Attorney Jim Clevenger created an ordinance establishing a fee for electronic data. The County Commissioners looked over the ordinance when they met Monday morning.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has ordinances and fees for other public records requests for paper copies of things such as accident reports, gun permits and background checks but there was no fee set for digital copies. Continue reading
