309 Inmates and Community Service Workers Remodel Administration Building

The Sheriff’s Office received a donation of $1,000 from a citizen to be used for remodeling of the Sheriff’s Administration Office.  Deputy Ken Hopman volunteered to oversee the project.  309 Inmates and Community Service Workers hung the drywall on Saturday.

Baxter County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for bad weather

Patrol Cars are brought into the ‘Sally Port’ of the jail for tire changing

309 Inmates changing putting studded snow tires on a patrol car

Snow tires are mounted on extra wheels so chaning is quick and easy

Snow hits Mountain Home

Bad weather creates issues for Law Enforcement

Community Service Picks Up Trash

Reserve Deputy Brad Thomas has community Service people picking up trash on the US Highway 62/412 Bypass, Mountain Home.

 Judges will sometimes impose community service as part of their sentence after being found guilty in Court.

Debbie Horton, owner of “Sew Unique” presented Sheriff John Montgomery with over 50 Bears to be given to children who have suffered misfortune.

  ”SEW UNIQUE” OF Mountain Home
Pictured left to right: Nancy Kremsreiter, Debbie Horton, Sheriff John Montgomery, Cathy Swanson and Adele Bettenhausen.

The Bears were hand made by several quilting friends at Sew Unique during its first annual Bear-A-thon. Debbie and her husband, Chuck, are the owners of “Sew Unique” located at 960 E. 9th Street, Mt. Home, AR.

LeadAR is a rural and agricultural leadership development program.  It was introduce to Arkansas in 1984 and was originally funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The LeadAR program encompasses two years of intense study and travel.

The LeadAR group was in Mountain Home three days this week learning about the different aspects of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.  They heard from a variety of speakers.  Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery gave the group of about 30 people, a tour of the Sheriff’s Office and the Detention Center.

Booking Area of the Jail

 Booking Area

Aviation Unit

Baxter County was the first County in the State to have a Helicopter Program

Helicopter, Bell OH58

Wash Pad Where Inmates Wash Patrol Vehicles

‘This Truck Paid For By Drug Dealers’

 Outisde Criminal Investigation Division Building

Control Tower Detention Center

Control Tower for Jail and Sheriff’s Dispatch

A B C Pods in Detention Center

Sheriff Montgomery answers questions after the group toured the Jail

Hangar Complex

Underwater Recovery Equipment Van

  Veteran’s Memorial Service 2009

Veteran’s Memorial Service 2009

Unknown soldier holds his daughter during the ceremony

People paying tribute to Veterans

Large crowd attends to pay tribute to Veterans

Many Veterans attended the Veteran’s Ceremony

Honor Guard & Playing of TAPS

Project Lifesaver Training in Madison, Mississippi

Baxter County Sheriffs is the State Coordinator for training for the State of Arkansas, and the Midwest Regional Training Center for Ground and Air Operations.

What is Project Lifesaver?

Project Lifesaver is a radio transmission system designed to assist law enforcement and rescue agencies in locating lost or missing persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Autism, Dementia, or other disorders that may prohibit them from communicating personal information such as who they are or where they live. This program is designed for children and adults who have the propensity to wander from their homes and who may get lost.

Sgt. Tim Phillips, Project Lifesaver Arkansas State Coordinator

Lieutenant Terry Johnson Instructs on Ground Operations

Deputy/Pilot Benny Magness Instructs on Air Operations

Investigator Brad Lewis Demonstrates Receiver Antenna to Metro One Pilot, Mike Cox

Sgt. Tim Phillips Gives Thumbs Up After Locating Test Subject

Metro One Helicopter Madison, Mississippi

Deputy Andy Robinson, TFO of Metro One Prepares For Test Search

Aerial View of Madison, Mississippi During Training Flight

 Mountain Home Keystone Class Tour , 2009

Tour of the Control Tower of the Baxter County Detention Center

Tour of Patrol Deputies Operations Area

Tour of Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

Joint Investigation By Local Authorities Nets 4 Arrests

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Methamphetamine, Drugs and Smoking Devices

Cash, Collectors Coins, Silver and Gold Jewelry

Recovered Stolen Items
4 Wheeler From Bald Knob, Arkansas
Band Instruments From Flippin, Arkansas Schools

Arrested For Selling Methamphetamine

Arrested For Possession of Stolen Property

Hot Air Ballon Festival ASU Mountain Home, Arkansas

Hot Air Balloon being inflated at 6:45 am on CR 9, West of Mountain Home.  Propane Burners are used to heat the air in side the balloon, causing it to rise.

Surprised family awakened Saturday morning to get permission to use their field to launch one of the Hot Air Balloons.

Incredible view from a Hot Air Balloon.

ASU Campus Saturday evening

Hot Air Balloon Night Glow

Tethered rides were given for a donation of $25. All proceeds went towards the Veda Sheid Community Center being built on the ASU Mountain Home Campus.  Long lines were waiting to get their rides.