By Ray King
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr., on Wednesday said while he hasn’t run the numbers, crime in the county has deceased as a result of the governor’s directives, and now the lack of electricity.
“I assume we have had a decrease in particular categories,” Woods said. “There’s been restricted movement and no where to go so people have stayed home.”
Woods said his department has been working with the county road department if needed to direct traffic while roads are being cleared.
“We’ve had a lot of calls about blocked roads and some of that is going to take heavy equipment and take time to clear,” Woods said.
He also said his home is without power as are many of the homes in the county.
“You don’t really know how much you appreciate things until you don’t have them,” Woods said.
He was also asked what a motorist is to do when they encounter a stop light which is not working.
“If you are at a four way signal and the signal is out all four ways, you treat it as a four way stop,” said Woods. “Individuals must stop if there is a traffic signal out.”
Listen to the full interview with Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. at the audio link below:
