Property/psychological well being crime calls are on the rise | Tech Guess

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) –

Crime is on the rise within the county and police are responding to increasingly calls relating to theft and psychological well being.

Lieutenant Brian Harris of the Maine State Police says it is a good suggestion to lock your doorways while you depart your private home and never depart your keys in your automotive.

“We now have observed rather more burglaries, thefts, crimes in opposition to property. Thankfully for us, there aren’t a lot of what we name “private crimes,” assaults, rapes, and issues like that, however property theft crimes are on the rise.” says Harris.

Chris Hayes, deputy chief of the Presque Isle Police Division, says police are responding to increasingly individuals going via a psychological well being disaster.

“In 2022 alone, we remodeled 12,000 calls, so we recorded a rise within the variety of calls by 57%. A lot of the psychological well being points concerned a number of psychological well being points. In fact, the psychological well being state of affairs is at its worst in historical past, they have been devastated by staffing points.” says Hayes.

Each officers say being conscious of your environment and maintaining your property protected are a few of the finest methods to guard your self and your belongings from what they see.

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