Sheriff releases February statistics

RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has released its crime statistics for February. According to the data, 298 calls were made to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office during February, indicating a steady level of activity for law enforcement personnel.

The most frequent call type was 911 misdials or hangups, with 90 reported instances. That was followed by medical calls, with 40, and agency assist, which had 6 calls.

Notably, there were no reported cases of kidnapping, joyriding, arson, bomb threat, child abuse, curfew violation, escape or firearm violation during the month, the report...