The New Baldwin County Task Force aims at rural crimes

Baldwin County, Ala. (Wala) – A newly founded Taskforce in Baldwin County aims at rural crimes.

In a partnership between the sheriff offices of the Sheriff Mobile County and Baldwin County, the department for rural enforcements from MPs from both counties, which were also included in their neighboring districts to struggle against AG-Crime and other crimes along South Alabama, less used streets.

Meet Sam Davis, born in Baldwin County and Lifelong farmer. It is a hard life that lives from what mother gives nature. It is even more difficult if you have to worry that someone takes what belongs to you. He has been more lucky than his neighbors in recent years.

“There is an irrigation speed directly in this area that the drug -dependent copper stolen from such things, including this one time and until they call local law enforcement authorities and bring them here, the thieves have caused their damage and they are gone,” said Davis, a cattle builder.

Crime knows no boundaries and there are landowners and real estate managers from one end of Baldwin County to the other who have similar stories to tell. One of the first things that sheriff Anthony Lowery did when he took office was to introduce a task force that was shown for this kind of rural crime. The sheriff of Mobile County, Paul Burch, was already successful.

“What the needs are in the southern part of the district are not exactly what the needs in the northern part of the district are, but with the staff assigned by us, we have the best of both worlds, so that we can help the row fruit farmers in the southern end with their equipment and this type of thing, and we still neglect northern timown or big land owner,” said Lowery.

Only last month Lowery postponed five Mobile County Members of Baldwin County to serve in the rural enforcement unit. These MPs will work together with the Baldwin County deputies in cases in which everything from hunting lagers to thefts are involved for agricultural devices and is experienced in all aspects of rural life. For people like Sam Davis you will be a welcome addition to the County Life.

“You have experience in the work of the cattle. You have experience in the country's agriculture. You also have the equipment to get where you have to go when there is a call you have to answer,” said Davis.

The task force has already made some arrests in a case of the hunting camp. Rural thefts happen much more than they can imagine and were very difficult to solve. However, there are ways to help.

For example, Davis said that it was very suspicious to see a vehicle late at night in a field near a tractor that often remains overnight. It is possible that it could be the farmer who works on equipment, but the chances are much greater that someone is not good. Call the law enforcement.

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