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BY VANESSA HOLT & JESSICA SHORTEN
Montgomery County considers road bond Montgomery County commissioners on April 9 moved toward developing a bond election for a number of road and infrastruc- ture projects, projecting scenarios from $165
Shenandoah sees felony arrests increase 68.8%
Police reports from the city of Shenandoah Police Department show an increase in arrests for misdemeanors, felonies and total arrests from 2020-23 compared to 2016-19. The details “Misdemeanor thefts are increased because of the catalytic converter thefts we had,” Police Chief Troye Dunlap said. Misdemeanor thefts increased 5.2%, from 516 to 543, between the two time periods tracked—2016-19 and 2020-23—while felony thefts increased about 132% during that period, from 188 to 436. Meanwhile, residential burglary of a vehicle and burglary of a building decreased. “We’ve had crime since Shenandoah existed, we’ve had ups and downs, but I know that attacking the crime, being proactive will decrease the overall crime,” Dunlap said.
City of Shenandoah police reports
2016-19
2020-23
Misdemeanor thefts
516
+5.2%
million-$1 billion. Sorting out details
543
Felony thefts 188
Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley said the county should consider separating the bond issue to allow the county to use bonds for major infrastructure projects, such as the animal shelter rebuild, courthouse rebuild and the tax oce expansion. What’s next The court agreed to hold a public workshop April 23 to discuss road projects and addi- tional projects. Commissioners have until Aug. 19 to put the bond issue on the ballot.
+131.9%
436
Burglary of a vehicle (residential) 27 12
-55.6%
Burglary of a building
73
-16.4%
61
SOURCE: CITY OF SHENANDOAHCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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