SAFETY ALERT: Assume ALL downed power lines are LIVE and dangerous: Stay at least 50 feet away and never touch or approach a downed line or anything in contact with it. Stay away until utility crews confirm it is safe.
The National Guard will be assisting communities in Lake County with tree debris removal beginning today. As they cannot enter private property, tree debris should be placed in the area closest to, but not in, the roadway. If you have any urgent needs and/or damage due to the August 11 storm, please call 211 or visit IN211.org
Pursuant to I.C. 31-31-5-4, the duties of a Probation Officer are to:
Conduct such investigations and prepare such reports and recommendations as the court directs and keep a written record of those investigations, reports, and recommendations
Receive and examine complaints and allegations concerning matters covered by the juvenile law and make preliminary inquiries and investigations
Implement informal adjustments
Prepare and submit the predisposition report required for a dispositional hearing under the juvenile law
Supervise and assist by all suitable methods a child placed on probation or in the probation officer's care by order of the court or other legal authority
Keep complete records of the probation officer's work and comply with any order of the court concerning the collection, protection, and distribution of any money or other property coming into the probation officer's hands
Perform such other functions as are designated by the juvenile law or by the court in accordance with the juvenile law