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Ray reflects on first year: progress measured in service, safety, and stability Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Guadalupe County) -- As Guadalupe County Sheriff Joshua Ray marked his first full year in office, he framed the past 12 months not as a checklist of accomplishments, but as a period of measurable progress that residents can feel in their day-to-day sense of safety and trust in law enforcement. His words were shared during the annual GCSO Christmas and Employee Appreciation Luncheon. Overall, Ray noted that the sheriff ’s office handled a significant increase in demand, responding to more than 5,700 additional calls for service compared to the previous year, while at the same time improving efficiency. Patrol restructuring reduced overtime dramatically, a change Ray says helped
ensure deputies were better rested, better trained, and more consistently available when the public needed them. Specifically, he says this restructuring reduced patrol overtime consumption from over 40 percent to less than 10 percent. Behind the scenes, he noted that criminal investigations continued at a steady and impactful pace. Hundreds of cases were opened over the year, leading to arrests of wanted fugitives, the recovery of stolen property, and the removal of millions of dollars’ worth of illegal drugs from the county. This year, 644 investigations were initiated, 91 search warrants were executed, and investigators responde to 309 call-outs. A total of 170 wanted fugitives were apprehended, Ray, pg. 4