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Last updated on Friday, March 16, 2018
(BLOOMINGTON) - The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is adding more manpower to local trails.
Monroe County Sheriff Brad Swain says the push is to make trail safety a top priority.
"We have three patrol bikes now and several deputies who have received the trail training," said Sheriff Swain.
The sheriff's office says questions about trail safety from people in the area prompted them to add more patrols. Now, deputies on a bike, foot and ATV will keep a watchful eye on people using the trails.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office also added a substation near the trails where deputies can work on paperwork, answer questions, and check on the trail users. The substation also gives deputies a chance to increase community policing in the county.
Sheriff Swain says as the trails expand, the sheriff's office plans to train more deputies to patrol them.
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