The following in an except from Sheriff Craddock’s 10/30/2019 editorial in the New Castle Record – read the entire article here.

“I’ve worked behind the scenes to increase not only the starting pay for deputies but also advocated pay raises for all existing employees including dispatchers. It is vital to keep deputy pay competitive with surrounding localities in order to retain quality employees. Our department has requisitioned new, updated police vehicles including a modern animal control truck all while staying within our budget. Deputies have been provided with modern, updated equipment such as new pistols and patrol rifles. Deputy vehicles now have prisoner transport cages that protect our deputies and gun mounts upfront allowing easier access to needed equipment. Each deputy now carries life-saving tourniquets and two doses of Narcan for cases of opioid overdose.”