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Monday, February 18, 2013  Local communities, facaed with ongoing budget woes, are constantly looking for ways to save money

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Under Sheriff Chris Swanson says February 6th a man was arrested on gun and drug charges. When put in a general holding cell he tried covering the cameras with wet toilet paper.  He got into a confrontation with deputies and was tazed.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Genessee County Sheriff Robert Pickell says a proposed violent crime mobile unit will target Flint's worst offenders in a "relentless pursuit" of crime.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Sheriff Robert Pickell said he's "mad as hell" and "embarrassed."

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Authorities say they arrested a Flint man after he led them on a drunken car chase with two young children in the backseat.  The incident occurred on Sunday.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell told NBC25 two pitbulls were tied up outside a vacant house on East Newell Street near Hamilton Avenue.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell says now that the jail population is back to state mandated levels, the overcrowding emergency is over.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  The Genesee County sheriff's department is considering working to reduce sentences for more inmates in the face of nearly a month of jail overcrowding.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Flint residents and officials are on the same page about the opening of the Flint city lock up. They say it’s a good thing, but where do we go from here, and how can we stop the violence?

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  About 175 inmates are set to be released from the Genesee County jail in the next two weeks because there's simply not enough room to house them.  Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell declared an overcrowding emergency at the jail this week, because it was over capacity for seven consecutive days.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Sheriff's cars are parked outside what used to be the Flushing Township Police Department office. They’re becoming a familiar sight, two months after the township approved a contract with the Genesee County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, March 30, 2012  The governor planned to use the supplemental funding to increase Michigan State Police patrols, reopen the Flint city lockup and build a mental health court in Saginaw.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  He's asking Governor Rick Snyder for $3 million in funding for the team

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Sheriff Robert Pickell is proposing a joint local, county and state police plan to set up a mobile crime response unit. It would involve six sheriff’s deputies, six Flint police officers, a couple of state police officers and one officer each from four townships with high crime rates.

Monday, October 24, 2011  Sheriff Robert Pickell says he's received too much negative attention because of the sign.