Sheriff’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team Fights Crime On Streets

JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — When Sheriff Mark Pettway took office in January, one of his first items of business was to establish the Sheriff’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team to travel county-wide to fight crime on the streets. SNET has been working for the past two months and has had an overwhelming success in making Jefferson County neighborhoods safer, according to a report by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

The main purpose of SNET is to address the high crime areas wherever they may be in Jefferson County. In May alone, SNET made 69 felony arrests in Jefferson County which resulted in the recovery of more than $61,000 in stolen property and over $16,000 in the seizure of drug money.

In June, there were 61 felony arrests. Many of these arrests were the result of citizen tips that came from within Jefferson County, with some coming from surrounding counties.

"When citizens call in with tips, the Sheriff’s office follows up on them and acts on them if the information is credible," said a report by David Agee of the JCSO.

“I hear from people all of the time about how grateful they are that our Mobile Unit is out on the streets protecting our neighborhoods,” said Sheriff Mark Pettway. “Our citizen tips have made it possible for us to be successful in fighting crime over the past three months.”