Benny Westcott
Calls for service to the Sweet Home Police Department from people suffering from mental health issues have gone up dramatically in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020.
In the first quarter of 2020, 31 calls were made to the police that Sweet Home officers deemed were from people with mental health issues were reported in the first quarter of 2020, while 120 such calls were reported in…