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The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office responded to 72 calls for service over the Independence Day weekend, July 3 to 5.
Deputies made 62 traffic stops that led to 87 citations and warnings. They also responded to eight vehicle accidents.
All law enforcement agencies booked 14 people into the Baxter County Detention Center during the weekend on 40 charges. Seven charges were felonies and 33 were misdemeanors. Nine involved drugs or alcohol.
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Deputies helped fire departments with one structure fire. They also patrolled U.S. Army Corps of Engineers parks under contract and took part in the grant-funded Select Traffic Enforcement Program.
On July 3, deputies provided traffic and crowd control for the Lake Norfork Fireworks event.
