PATROL DIVISION STARTS 2025 WITH DRUG ARRESTS

On January 2nd, 2025, your patrol division started the year off with two narcotics related arrests.
 
Deputy Andrew Ingle stopped a vehicle near the Jasper Food Mart on Highway 78 for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop, deputies became suspicious of the driver, and called out a canine officer. After the canine unit positively alerted to the vehicle, a quantity of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia was found. The driver was taken into custody and transported to the county jail. We thank the Dora Police Department for their K9 team assisting us.
 
That same evening, Deputy Ingle made a second traffic stop on a vehicle in the West Jasper area. The driver, initially, failed to yield to law enforcement, but pulled into a driveway approximately four blocks from the initial stop. Deputies on scene removed the driver from the vehicle, and a large quantity of marijuana was seen under the passenger’s feet. The driver was arrested without further incident, and was taken to jail.

We're committed to keeping our county safe, and we thank the hard work of our deputies. Deputy Ingle is a great example of being a proactive deputy, and we're glad to have him at the WCSO.