The Mount Vernon burglar alleged to be involved in a string of business break-ins was arrested according to an 18 March article on the front page of the Lawrence County Record (subscription required). The Sheriff's Auxiliary is thanked in that article for its service in helping to protect Mount Vernon businesses.

The Sheriff's Auxiliary completed it's first round of patrols to protect against livestock theft in the early morning hours of 16 February. The 16th was a full moon, which is a hig-risk period for rustling. Volunteers, coordinating with County Dispatch, spent four hours covering approximately 100 square miles of northwest Lawrence County. The Livestock Patrol program allows the Sheriff's Office to more effectively use limited numbers of deputies in the late night and early morning.