10 • The Beacon January 14 , 2021
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Coshocton welcomes James Crawford as its new sheriff
By Tara Gracyk
James Crawford officially took office as Coshocton County sheriff on Jan . 4 . Crawford was raised in Coshocton County and is a graduate of River View High School .
“ As an elected official , I have to reside or have ownership within Coshocton County , but I would not want to live anywhere else . I mean it ’ s always nice to go somewhere for vacation , but it is so nice to come home . It really makes you appreciate what we have in our community ,” Crawford said .
Crawford , who has approximately 24 years of law-enforcement experience , served for more than 18 years as administrative lieutenant with the Coshocton County Sheriff ’ s Office . Crawford explained that the experience and education
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Coshocton County Sheriff James Crawford officially took office on Jan . 4 .
he received in that position , as well as the opportunities he was given to supervise the jail , patrol the streets and serve in other divisions , helped prepare him to step into the role of sheriff .
“ Since I knew the office , top to bottom , had familiarity with everyone and how business is done , I feel it has afforded me a much smoother transition . That and I could not be prouder of our office . The dedication and the willingness to help make my first week as sheriff successful , it just made things tremendously less stressful . I am looking forward to watching our office grow and watching our personnel achieve great things ,” Crawford said .
Crawford wants residents to know he ’ s there to serve . “ I want to hear from our community . I love our community , and the only way we can grow is together . We have to have communication to make that happen . We need to be held accountable to our community , and the only way to have that is for our residents to be able to share with us what is working well and what needs changed . Good or bad feedback , I want to know it because the only way to improve things and keep growing as an office and as a community is to be able to share information back and forth with one another ,” he said .
Presently , residents can call 740-623-8477 to express concerns , to leave anonymous tips or to make the sheriff ’ s office aware of anything . It is an anonymous tip line available to residents in Coshocton County . Residents also can express concerns , leave tips or share feedback anonymously with the sheriff ’ s office through the use of the Coshocton County Sheriff ’ s Office app , which is available on smart phones .
“ I prefer face-to-face conversation , but some people are not comfortable
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