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Piatt County Sheriff Talks Direction For His Office

Piatt County Sheriff Mark Vogelzang took over for the retired Dave Hunt mid-year in 2021 and recently discussed the direction for the department under his leadership.

 

The Sheriff is a veteran of law enforcement and recently retired from Champaign Police to join the Piatt County Sheriff's office. He hopes to be proactive in building relationships within the communities they serve and emphasized the importance of that approach. 

 

 

The Sheriff explains one difference between his time in Champaign County and Piatt County will be response time. Piatt County is a very long, north-to-south area and he notes they do have limited law enforcement presence in some areas and provide that presence for others.

 

 

In his mission to connect with the community, oftentimes interactions with law enforcement for most people comes at a very low point in their lives or an unexpected circumstance. He says it's important to make sure all those interactions are positive.

 

 

Sheriff Vogelzang says a lot of those positive interactions oftentimes start in the schools but the Sheriff also points to the quality of life issues in smaller communities where those residents have concerns and doing everything they can to get those issues resolved. 

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