More than 100 Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and support personnel focused their attention in North-East Shelby County neighborhoods last night. The initiative was in response to reports of home burglaries, larcenies and other crimes near Cordova, Lakeland and Arlington.

“Using our Data Smart Policing Program, we determine the day and time when crime is occurring. This approach to target crime hotspots has helped lead to a 6% reduction in crime so far this year in Shelby County,” said Shelby County Sheriff Mark Luttrell.

For several hours last night and early this morning, Deputies in the Patrol, Traffic, D.U.I., Fugitive, SWAT, Street Crimes and Reserve Bureaus conducted the enforcement effort which included traffic safety checkpoints.

As with the other crime suppression initiatives, Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by personnel from the Shelby County Jail and volunteers with the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Bureau.

Here are the results of the crime suppression effort:

Arrests: 30 (Includes 12 Fugitives)

• Felony - 7
• Misdemeanor - 23

Traffic Tickets: 217

• Regular - 155
• Courtesy - 62

Narcotics Recovered

• 1 1/4 pounds of marijuana

Weapons Recovered

• 1 pistol

Vehicles Seized

• 1 Ford pickup truck

Cash Seized

• $600

Also during the crime initiative, Deputies with the Street Crimes Bureau arrested four people (included in the overall arrest totals) in an undercover sting. Deputies posed as thieves with stolen property.

Four men offered to buy the items. Two of the suspects were charged with Theft of Property over $1,000. The other two men were charged with Theft of Property under $500.

“The safety of residents and business operators in Shelby County is our priority. We are working with neighborhood watch groups throughout the community to encourage citizens to report suspicious activity,” added Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr.