Almost 70 Shelby County Sheriff's Office deputies and support personnel focused their attention in the South-East Shelby County areas today. The effort was in response to a rise in home burglaries and other crime in the Shelby County Sheriff's Office patrol districts.

“This is the second time recently we have sent a large group of deputies into the South-East Shelby County area.  Our crime statistics continue to indicate a rise in home burglaries and larcenies in this part of Shelby County.  We want to reassure the residents and business operators in this area that their concerns are our top priority,” said Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr.

For several hours today, deputies assigned to various law enforcement and support bureaus of the Sheriff’s Office conducted the “Zero Tolerance” enforcement effort.

As with the other “Zero-Tolerance” crime initiatives, Sheriff’s deputies were assisted by members of the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services and Jail Division which helped in the booking process of those arrested.

Here are the total results of the crime suppression effort: 

Arrests- 21 (Eleven were wanted on fugitive warrants)

• Felony-4
• Misdemeanor-17

Traffic Tickets-144

• Regular-88
• Courtesy-56

Narcotics Recovered

• 230 g marijuana
• 42.2 g crack cocaine
• 19 g powder cocaine
• 70 Xanax pills
• 57 Hydrocodone pills
• 7 Ecstasy pills

Vehicles Seized-3 (2 cars and 1 motorcycle)

Cash seized- $21,000

Weapons Recovered-2 pistols

“Crimes statistics are reviewed each day. ‘Zero Tolerance’ enforcement initiatives will continue in high crime areas in the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Districts,” added Sheriff Luttrell.