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Sheriff Releases SRO Reports
Patrick Ray


DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray released the School Resource Officer activity reports last week for the 2023-2024 school year, which includes all five county schools.

The report statistics from each school are as follows:

DeKalb West School - SRO Billy Tiner

Traffic Accident - 1
Assisted School Staff - 296
Advisory Session with Public - 1
Classroom Lectures - 8
School Meetings - 5
Community Meetings - 2
Ballgames Attended - 34
Arrest for weapons – 1
Removal of Students off School Grounds – 1
Student Searches – 1
Total – 350

Smithville Elementary - SRO Roger Whitehead

Traffic Accident - 2
Assisted School Staff - 45
Assisted Patrol Division - 1
Medical Assists - 6
Motorist Assists - 15
Advisory Sessions with Students - 18
Advisory Sessions with Parents - 10
Advisory Sessions with School Staff - 35
Advisory Sessions with Public - 10
Law Enforcement Assists - 12
Ballgames Attended - 45
Student Searches - 1
Total 200

Northside Elementary School - SRO Joseph Pack

Offense Reports Taken – 3
Assisted School Staff – 135
Assisted Patrol Division – 2
Medical Assists – 2
Motorist Assists – 2
Advisory Sessions with Students – 26
Advisory Sessions with Parents – 19
Advisory Sessions with School Staff – 64
Advisory Sessions with Public – 2
Law Enforcement Assists – 5
Ballgames Attended – 30
School Meetings Attended – 3
Student Arrests – 4
Student Searches – 6
Total 303

DeKalb Middle School - SRO Joseph Carroll

Incident Reports – 4
Assist School Staff – 273
Assist Patrol – 15
Medical Assists – 10
Motorist Assists – 4
Advisory Sessions with Students – 247
Advisory Sessions with Parents – 21
Advisory Sessions with School Staff – 35
Law Enforcement Assists – 9
Classroom Lectures – 12
School Meetings – 6
Ballgames Attended – 55
Alcohol Citations – 3
Theft Petitions – 1
Assault Petitions – 1
Tobacco Petitions - 4 (second time offenders)
Student Searches – 30
Locker Searches – 3
Knife Confiscations – 2
Alcohol Confiscations – 1
Cigarettes/Dip/Vape Confiscations – 10
Recovered Stolen Property – 5
Student Transports – 1
Total 752

DeKalb County High School - SRO Chris McMillen

Offense Reports – 1
Accident reports – 5
Assist School Staff – 129
Assist Detective Division – 7
Motorist Assist – 11
Advisory Sessions with Students – 236
Advisory Sessions with Parents – 67
Advisory Sessions with School Staff – 100
Advisory Sessions with Public – 10
Law Enforcement Assists – 31
Classroom Lectures – 1
Ballgames Attended – 43
Drug Petitions – 7
Theft Petitions – 1
Assault Petitions – 4
Tobacco Petitions - 3 (second time offenders)
Student Searches – 47
Vehicle Searches – 3
Drug Confiscations - 5 (marijuana vapes)
Cigarettes/Dip/Vape Confiscations – 15
Student Transports – 1
Total 727