Domestic abuse doesn’t stop on weekends, but Howard County’s overworked and understaffed sheriff’s deputies are struggling to serve protective orders every day of the week, potentially risking the safety of victims.
The Howard Sheriff’s Office only has enough deputies to serve protective orders, warrants and other court documents during 24 hours of each weekday, leaving a 48-hour weekend gap when the Howard police department takes responsibility for serving them, said Maj. George Voll, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman.
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