HENRY COUNTY: Do you want to know what Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship was doing on his Friday night? He was on the roads working with the deputies and municipalities serving and protecting the citizens of Henry County and guests thereof.
When you move from Deputy Sheriff to Sheriff you have moved from a daily enforcement officer to an administrative officer. You are involved in more office work, meetings, trips to Montgomery in making contacts for additional funding and to Washington for additional funding. As a Sheriff you become active in the Alabama Sheriff Association with various meetings to attend and have to stay on top of the Alabama Legislature. Henry County has had a great legislative working relationship in the past with State Representative Dexter Grimsley and an excellantone with Rick Rheem, Alabama State Representative and Senator Billy Beasley. But as Sheriff you have to work hand in hand with them.
With all of the administrative duties, the Sheriff does not get on the streets as much to actually be boots on the ground with the men and women on duty. You respond to major crimes, but reguslar day to day calls. Such as last evening Sheriff Blankenship, during the flood raining, responded with Abbeville Police Department and Henry County Sheriff Deputies to a man in camo attempting to break into cars at Money Ford. Sheriff Blankenship encountered the man as responding to Money’s in camo. The Sheriff ordered the man to put his hands on his head and he kept dropping them. The Sheriff noticed a gun in the man’s waist at which time the Sheriff drew his weapon ordering the man to keep his hands on top of his head. The Sheriff, which by then Abbeville Police was with him removed the firearm from the man and placed handcuffs detaining him. Unable to link that he was attempting to break into cars, the man was intoxicated and palced in jail for public intoxication.
Later the Sheriff was answering additional calls. Again, during the flooding rain last evening, Sheriff Eric Blankenship was in and out of the truck on calls assisting officers.
Why do I write this? Because you, the people served by the Sheriff, need to know your Sheriff not only handles administrative duties but field duties. Willing to serve along the men and women of the Henry County Sheriff Department, Abbeville Police Department, Headland Police Department, Newville Police Department, ALEA – Troopers, and fire/ems in Henry County in the performance of his duties to serve the people of all of Henry County Alabama.
SHERIFF ERIC BLANKENSHIP CHAT ON FACEBOOK
Lately a lof has been happening and Sheriff Eric Blankenship has not had time to do his FACEBOOK chat. He did one this week.
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